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[servomotor]

HELLO THIS IS TONY STARK. I AM A MECHANIC

[----- THE CLASSIFIEDS -----]
SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING 2 POSITIONS OF EMPLOY:

• ASSISTANT MECHANIC (ENGLISH-SPEAKER, UNDERSTANDS MACHINE TERMINOLOGY, STEADY HANDS, NO ORIGINAL IDEAS)
  
• PROGRAMMER (ENGLISH-SPEAKER, ANY CODE LANGUAGE, RUDIMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF APPROPRIATIVE KANJI PREFERRED)

HOURS: 10-15/WEEK

SALARY/MONTH: 4 BREAD (WHAT'S THE UNLEAVENED EQUIVALENT OF LOAVES? THAT, DISTRIBUTED 1/WEEK IN THE INTEREST OF AVOIDING MOLD), 1 GALLON BEER, 1 COTTON GARMENT, A PRICELESS TROVE OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE ZION FOR THE BETTER (THE BAR IS SO HIGH); 3 MONTH BONUS (YOUR OWN STOVE, 2 BURNER, FUEL NOT PROVIDED) (YOU WILL BUILD IT YOURSELF OUT OF PARTS PROVIDED BY MYSELF AND EYEBROWS PROVIDED BY YOU). NEGOTIABLE.

OTHER NOTES: 1 MONTH PROBATION AND BASIC SKILL EVALUATION * SPIES (RUSSIAN ETC) NEED NOT APPLY. NOTHING SUBVERSIVE IS HAPPENING HERE AND I KNOW TO LOOK OUT FOR REFLEXIVE KARATE LEGS NOW. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

OOC Note: Charles Snippy is going to be Mechanic, pre-established, but if you'd like to play thru competing for the job or apply for the other feel free.

[----- DECLASSIFIED -----]
GUESS WHICH 12 PARLIAMENTARY OVERLORDS ARE CURRENTLY DEADLOCKED IN CHAMBERS ON A VOTE FOR NEXT ACTION ON THE 4 LOST HOVERCRAFT

GUESS WHO THE TIEBREAKER ISN'T

YOU. BECAUSE FASCISM.

OOC Note: This is for the Return to Harbour plot. You can request NPCs here or by PMing the mod account. The mods will help coordinate if needed.

Comments

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[knowdeathknowglory]

Darling, must you type like that? It makes it seem as though you're standing on a street corner, bellowing about the apocalypse!

Though I must say, I, too, am rather displeased that the people's voice is so quiet in Zion. It's very, er. Ormish. And unsettling!

[servomotor]

IT'S VERY WHAT?

NOT UNSETTLING I KNOW UNSETTLING.

MAYBE I AM BELLOWING ABOUT THE APOCALYPSE INSOFAR AS THAT APPLIES TO A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD. FASCIST OVERLORDS DEBATING WHILE THE PASSAGE OF TIME (AND PROBABLY LITTLE PITTER-PATTERING ROBOT FEET) SCRUBS OUT POTENTIAL SURVIVORS AND ANY EVIDENCE WE MIGHT OTHERWISE FIND ABOUT AN UNDOCUMENTED HIGH-RISK MISSION WHICH ITSELF INDICATED A CATASTROPHIC BREACH IN MILITARY PROTOCOL. SOMEONE SOMEWHERE ONCE UPON A TIME MADE THAT MOVIE. SPOILER ALERT EVERYONE ALMOST DIED

[knowdeathknowglory]

Ormish, darling. I suppose the Orm aren't real, so that means nothing to you, so ... ah. Well.

Fascist is as good an adjective as any, I suppose.

If everyone almost died, then what's the problem?

[servomotor]

IT'S A MOVIE SO THE OUTCOME IS DEPENDENT ON HEROES DOING STUFF.

MAKING DECISIONS.

RECOGNIZING THAT THE BAD GUYS ARE UP TO NO GOOD AND TAKING ACTION.

THIS ANALOGY APPLIES TO US NOW.

[knowdeathknowglory]

What sort of action can we take, O loud and insistent prophet of doom? Picketing?

Don't make me laugh, dearest.

[servomotor]

YOU KNOW I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU THAT IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING TO DO, YOU MIGHT BE TOO INCOMPETENT AND/OR CREATIVELY IMPOTENT TO BE MY TARGET AUDIENCE BUT


WELL. THERE YOU GO.

[knowdeathknowglory]

I am not impotent in any sense of the word, darling!

But I do think that trying to break a government, especially a totalitarian military government, is rather beyond the capabilities of a few coppertops.

[servomotor]

I AM PRETTY SURE THE HISTORY OF THE SYSTEM IS PROOF THAT ONE DUDE CAN BREAK A LOT OF CRAP

BUT YOUR REACTION IS VERY HUMAN IN A MEDIOCRE, AUTOMATICALLY PASSIVE KIND OF WAY. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY STICK WITH THAT.

[knowdeathknowglory]

Ah, darling? That one man was ... well, allegedly, he was supernaturally gifted.

As far as I know, none of us are so blessed!

[servomotor]

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PROBABLY WHINING FROM A PLACE OF RECENT INSECURITY BECAUSE YOU USED TO BE 'SUPERNATURALLY GIFTED' BUT I DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO PSYCHOANALYZE SO GOOD-BYE

[knowdeathknowglory]

I am not whining, you--!

Augh!

[servomotor]

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TYPED 'AUGH' INTO YOUR COMM DEVICE

DID YOU EVEN ACTUALLY YELL ANYTHING OUT LOUD

IT DOESN'T READ SPONTANEOUS OR SINCERE WHEN YOU PUNCTUATE IT ESP

[knowdeathknowglory]

Hah. Everyone's a critic, darling.

At least I'm not typing like my caps lock is jammed!