Mécanisme 003 [Video]

[horlogerie]

 [Hugo sits on the floor of his room, his steam engine on the ground in front of him as well as his father's broad silver pocket watch that always keeps perfect time both sitting amongst a few odds and ends the likes of screws, gears, springs, and rudimentary tools like hammers.]

I make things and I fix things... [He gestures to the stuff in front of him, the train in particular which sits gleaming the length of a man's arm now that he's just finished polishing and painting it.] Back home- Back where I am from I fix clocks and I know how to make them. 

I want to do that here. I can make or fix almost anything if it is a machine, if it's got parts like these [He holds up a gear and a spring] But right now I don't have any money, so I can't buy more parts. I guess that means I can't really make things so much as fix them until I can afford to make them. Unless there's something you want and you've got the parts for it. 

[He swallows awkwardly, frowning at his things. He's not used to talking this much or this...publicly]

So...how do you start a business? 

Comments

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[wasthemaster]

Find a building, first of all. [Normally Draco wouldn't even attempt to be helpful...but he's bored today, and this could prove to be a little more interesting.]

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[horlogerie]

But...Wouldn't that have to come after I got money?

[Stealing toys and croissants in Paris was one thing but he's pretty sure he can't just steal a building.]

[wasthemaster]

Oh. Well, yes. [Someone's just used to always having money.] Start a business out of your room then. Advertise, print flyers, that sort of thing. How did businesses crop up in your world? It can't be that hard. [How the hell did he and Euri get started with their apothecary in Asgard...]

[horlogerie]

Adults did it in my world.

[Adults who had finished their times out as schoolboys and had gotten the lessons they needed. Not boys like Hugo who got yanked out of his home, left his schooling unfinished, and no longer had parents to speak of to teach him about things like business. Before, with his father in the clock shop, it had all seemed so simple. His father was a clockmaker and ran a shop, so one day he too would be a clockmaker and run the same shop.

Thats why the sign had said "Cabret et Fils" ...Cabret and Son.... his future had been included.

Now...well, now the best example he has for a businessman is a man he steals toys from and rarely sees sell anything.]

If I knew about it, I wouldn't be asking.

[wasthemaster]

It just seems as though you're putting far too much thought into this, that's all. You first have to make sure your product is sellable, which, apparently, you've put thought into. What you really need is a good customer to vouch for your services.

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[adventurous]

[ oh man, that's cute... and pretty cool, too! she doesn't know anyone in the city that can repair things like that and isn't a native, so this catches her eye. ]

Well... The first thing you'll need to do is get the word out! The network is probably the best way to do that for free, so you've already done step one. [ she smiles. ]

Step two is finding a place to set up shop! Do you have an eye on a building?

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[horlogerie]

[Hugo frowns]

I can't afford a building.

video.

[adventurous]

You can get a loan from the bank if you need a jump start! Obviously you'll need to pay it back later, but I have a feeling you'll be able to after awhile.

[ c'mon kid, stay positive! she believes there's always a solution, even if it takes some time to get to it. ]

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[horlogerie]

Father told me it was bad to be in debt...

[He is hesitant. His France, the France still recovering from the war...a debt was like a wound that wasn't going to close, because more opportunities weren't going to come along. The wound would just get bigger.]

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[adventurous]

[ she strokes her chin. ] Hm... That's true, especially if you're young. Maybe that's not such a great idea, then.

I guess the next best thing would be to get a job somewhere and save up your money. It'll take longer, but you won't owe anything to anybody.

[madcuriosity]

That's a marvelous skill! A pity you weren't around Mr. Rabbit, he could have used you to help with his watch, after all.

[horlogerie]

Mr. Rabbit?

[madcuriosity]

The White Rabbit, poor dear is always late! His watch is two days slow you see.

[horlogerie]

[Hugo's eyes go narrow at the name 'The White Rabbit' then widen...a watch that is two days slow?]

Then why does he bother carrying a watch at all?

[A pause]

How does a rabbit have a watch?

[Yes perhaps that should have been his first question but he is the son of a clockmaker after all]

[madcuriosity]

Because he's the Queen and King of Heart's herald of course. He has to be on time to announce things. And I asked the same question, you see. But Mr. Hatter said that there's no point in having a watch that tells the time because he's always stuck in tea time. I thought that terribly silly, honestly, but I suppose when one is stuck in tea time I would rather know the days as well.

Although... I don't know if all the watches in Wonderland are count the days instead.

[Video]

[true_renaissance_man]

You must have a very curious mind if you like to make things like that. Clockwork is not something very many get involved in.

[At least not in his time.]

Did you apprentice under some one?

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[horlogerie]

My father taught me.

[true_renaissance_man]

You father? He must have been a very good teacher for you to take such an interest. Is that the kind of shop you would like to open, a clock shop?

[horlogerie]

He was the best clockmaker in all of France.

And no...not just clocks. Machines. All kinds.

[true_renaissance_man]

Opening a shop all by yourself is very ambitious for one so young.

[He is impressed. Hopefully the boys Father would be too if he were here.]

What other kinds of things do you like to make? Have you made anything here?

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[alternia_strength]

There are loans, human, if none had mentioned this. You may speak to those at the bank as I did.

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[That reminded him. He should probably advertise the gas station...]

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Hugo, yes?

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[horlogerie]

Yes. And someone did mention it, but I don't want to be in debt.

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[alternia_strength]

How familiar are you with automotive work?

[Don't say very familiar. You really don't want him to look at you as a prospective employee. He's dense enough to do so.]

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[horlogerie]

You mean like cars?

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[alternia_strength]

Well motorcycles more accurately, but yes.