CLOSED | a disaster in motion

[mekhanikos]

Who: leo valdez and some peeps
When: early march-ish
Where: around town and in the countryside
What: influence jobs, baby
Warnings: bad jokes and misuse of magic, probably



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[championbittersweet]

[The remark earns a snort of amusement as Jonathan shifts his gaze from frowning in troubled contemplation at the fence to the young man beside him.]

If that were the case, I don't imagine this fence would stop them if they're especially determined. But it would be an interesting cover; wait until the fences are down and then claim it's the fault of wolves or other creatures.

[He's not entirely certain what might be making off with the livestock, but wolves seems as good a guess as any.]

Now how do you fix these fences again? I cannot seem to manage it.

[mekhanikos]

Right? I mean, doesn't explain how they've been getting the meat before this, but it's something to consider.

[ though the grin on his face says he's 1000% joking. ]

Oh, uh, I don't know. I mean, I know how to fix them, just not in the jewel magic Craft way they told us to do. But I've always operated on the principle of "fake it till you make it", so if we just pretend we totally know what we're doing, it'll probably be fine.

[ or not. it could also be very, very not fine. disastrous, actually. ]

[championbittersweet]

[The fact that Leo knows how to fix the fences in other ways intrigues Jonathan, and while they had been told to use Craft, he would argue that any method of fixing should be enough really.]

Then why not fix them in your own way? [He suggests, entirely serious.] I fail to see how the method matters so long as the result is as requested. If you would be more efficient with your own methods, then I would suggest you use that. It seems foolish to limit yourself just because we were told to use different resources.

[mekhanikos]

[ he did consider that, but. there's always a but. ]

It might take longer, though, because I have to connect the broken circuits to the elektriline and that means the power plant has to divide the power it's producing right now between the city and the fences —

[ he runs a hand through his hair, sighing. ]

It'll take more energy out of us to use Craft, but it also leaves more electricity for the city. Which is probably a good thing.

[championbittersweet]

Ah. [Jonathan grimaced in faint chagrin at not having considered that particular issue. Outside of his own profession it seemed that certain factors escaped him.]

A pity there is no backup power sources. A generator would likely be more reliable than ourselves right now.

[All the same, he focuses on the Craft and tries to conjure a spark but... the idea of this magic is just so different from his own scientific mind that he finds himself more going through the motions than anything.]

...this feels like a waste of time.

[mekhanikos]

Hey, you can always be a cowboy in the meantime if you want!

[ he gestures to where the farm animals are gathered, munching on grass and trotting along. ]

Or... a vet? Like, checking that they're not too traumatized by the recent events? Could animals die of shock? Or stress?

[championbittersweet]

I believe so but...

[Jonathan glances over at the milling creatures, none of which seem entirely happy with him being there. It strikes him as strange that they can sense something is off about him but most people cannot unless trained in the signs.

But the thought is cut off rather abruptly as he spots several low shapes stalking around at a distance, blending with the taller grasses and trees and circling around them.]

...I believe we have company.