Blueprints 002: The Cake is a Sentry...?

[hardhat_truckie]

A. Action: Bakery(Well, this was awkward

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[heartmaestro]

[Guess who is following in behind you? A young woman who is clutching a purse rather tightly and nervously. So much so that she seems to forget to watch out, and accidentally bumps into Mr. Engie.]

Ah! Ahm...sorry, sir.

[hardhat_truckie]

That's not a problem at all missy.

Actually I got some questions of my own. Would'ja mind obligin' this ol'cowboy and answerin'em for me?

[heartmaestro]

[Kotomi tilts her head to the side.]

If I'm able to, yes. What is it that you need to know?

[hardhat_truckie]

Well, I got a call this mornin', sayin' that I'm supposed ta be a baker in this town. I was hopin' that you'd be onna the fellas who work here, or whether you know any of'em? Cause I have no idea which end of the rollin' pin to hold; I'm useless with bakin'. I was an Engineer back home, so I'm better with machines than donuts.

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[apnea_champ]

[Behind the counter.]

Hello?

Nice first impression, Engie.

[hardhat_truckie]

Hey there ma'am! Umm...well, this might seem like a funny question ta ask, but, umm...are you a drone, by any chance?

oh god the best.

[apnea_champ]

[What? Does she LOOK like a drone?]

Um no? What do I look like a drone or something?

Engie is horrible with ladies.

[hardhat_truckie]

W-Woah there, I didn't mean ta offend ya, and I apologise if I did. I wasn't sure, that's all. Y'see, I was just told that my new job in town is ta be a baker, but I know nothin' but bakin', so I was wonderin' whether there'd be other non-drones who work here who could show me the ropes.

Half-past A

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa's running late this morning, and stopping by the bakery on the way to work. ]

Please tell me you have a couple dozen pastries available?

[hardhat_truckie]

M'fraid you're asking the wrong ma-, Doc?

(Well, this was...bad. He had no idea what to do, he just got here!)

[ooeeooahah]

No worries...

[ She scans the case. ]

Okay, here's the boxes, [ she flips one into shape and hands it to him ] take that sheet of wax paper to pick out a dozen of the cake donuts here and put them in the box.

[ Ilsa has slowed down, and her only sense of urgency is the fact that she trusts Engie to be able to handle that while she digs in her purse for the cash. ]

[hardhat_truckie]

Right. Got it.

(Engie gets to work. He makes sure to wash his hands first, before he starts filling the box with donuts.)

This right, ma'am?

B is for BLU!

[bye_to_yer_head]

What'cha need Truckie?

Yay! B is for Bros!

[hardhat_truckie]

I was wonderin' whether ya had any spare parts that the garage don't need? Even just some scrap metal that's just lyin' around would be mighty useful.

Huzzah!

[bye_to_yer_head]

I got a bent axle and there's a busted up lawnmower out back you can have. Makin' something?

Re: Huzzah!

[hardhat_truckie]

Yeah, thought I might start buildin' mah sentries again, seein' as Halloween's 'round the corner. Got told that bad things might happen then, so I wanna be ready for it. Also, mind if I take a look at that rifle of yours? I might be able to do somethin' for it, so that you'll be prepared by the time hell boils over.

[retardantflame]

Hey Engie! Whatcha buildin'?

[She walks up to him, avoiding stepping on anything so long as she can help it.]

[hardhat_truckie]

Hmm?

(At first, he doesn't recognise the woman walking up to him. But there's really only one woman who knows his name, so by default, he figures her out.)

Py? That you? Lord!

(Engie straightens up and smiles back at her.)

Am I glad ta see you!

[retardantflame]

[How the fuck did he know it was her? Maybe she'd been drunk around him. Getting drunk wasn't an uncommon occurrence.]

What's up, Engie? How goes yer... structure there. Can't really see what it is.

[hardhat_truckie]

Well, I'm tryin' ta build a sentry here. Got me some spare parts and tools, so I'm tryin' ta prepare myself for Halloween, in case things get bad. Things are gettin' a long though, so I should have a sentry up in a bit. Just gotta do some tweakin' with the programmin' so that we don't shoot anyone who's dressed in blue.