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[wasthemaster]

[The feed will click on, but it's mostly showing a brick wall of an alleyway at the moment. It's moving pretty erratically like Draco's trying to fix something and he's working with his hands. Granted, it's not like he actually knows how to make things work and he has no idea how to use muggle tools, so it's mostly just a lot of banging around until he finally caves to address the city at large.]

Now that that's over...[That is to say, if you want to talk to him about what happened with Thiazi and the corrupted, don't. He's not up for it at the moment save for a few close people.] I might actually need help with something. Only if you understand methods of mechanics.

[Give him a moment to flip the camera to reveal a motorcycle that a friend left to him. Said-motorcycle looks as though someone took a baseball bat to it. It's dented, one of the mirrors is missing and the front wheel is removed from the bike all together, propped up to the side somewhere.] How the hell do I put this back together?

Additionally...[And then he stops. Nah, he's not going to bother mentioning anything about the shop, or about people from home, or anything that's happened in the last few weeks. He's going to stay off of the radar as much as possible in terms of those topics.] Well, never mind. That's it. [And with another bang as he fruitlessly tries to hammer out the dents, the bracelet clicks off. Draco seems to have a talent for ignoring anything he wants to.]

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[divinewisdom]

Let me help.

[ She looks way too excited!!! ]

I've done a few things with mechanics in the past.

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[wasthemaster]

[Well hello Annabeth. He actually looks sort of pleasantly surprised to see her (though it helps that he didn't realize she had left and come back.)]

"A few things" she says. Like what?

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[divinewisdom]

Well, I helped Leo fix his gigantic ship when it started to break. Which wasn't really his fault, since we were being attacked by the Romans.

And I've done a few small mechanical projects here and there, just to make sure I have the skills. I want to be an architect.

[seethelanterns]

What's that, Draco?

[She's only ever seen carriages and the like, so a motorcycle is pretty new and exciting for her. Also, she's curious.]

I'm not sure how much I know about mechanics, but I might be able to help draw new parts for it?

....And what 'additionally'? Did you need help with the shop?

[wasthemaster]

Motorcycle. [The word's still foreign to him, but he looks up to show it off for her.]

...right. Drawing life. I wish I knew what kind of parts the ruddy thing needed. I don't know how these things go together. [And it wouldn't have been a problem if he hadn't sleepwalked and destroyed the thing in the first place.]

The additionally is nothing, Rapunzel. Though speaking of the shop I do need to talk to you about something.

[seethelanterns]

A motorcycle....I've never seen one before! It only has two wheels? Where are the other two? Or--I guess it's different from a carriage.

[She tilts her head as she peers at the motorbike through her bracelet.]

I'm sure someone must know about these things. Maybe Leo can help?

Oh! You do?

[comeonthensexy]

I know what parts it needs!

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[nukeoleptic]

Maybe Dirk could help you with that? He's really smart when it comes to building stuff.

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[wasthemaster]

Didn't you tell me once that Dirk builds robots?

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[livedtwice]

[The presence of a motorcycle startles him into responding, even if he doesn't want to talk to him.

He's not certain he can have this conversation right now.]

What are you doing with a motorcycle?

[Maybe they can expertly avoid talking about what happened. Or anything that matters. Harry could use a return to normal behavior.]

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[wasthemaster]

[Ah, just the person he wanted to see!

Not.

Nevertheless when Harry responds Draco pauses, considering for a moment. Do they have to talk about everything? Probably not. They're both pretty good at avoiding real issues, at least.]

Turning it into a frog. What do you think I'm doing with it?

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[5thchild]

What is that?

[ he never saw a motorcycle before ]

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[wasthemaster]

It's a motorcycle. You've never seen one before?

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[dragonspeak]

Oh you have one of those things, too? How exactly do you use them?

[The one left to him has just been sitting outside the house, collecting dust, unfortunately. He can't, for the life of him, figure out what it's supposed to do.]

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[wasthemaster]

I haven't quite figured that out. A friend of mine left it to me should he leave the city. I haven't had a chance to really look at it until now.

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[familyissues]

You'll need a softer touch than that, you're going to damage the metal and chip the paint. [ just... wincing a little at the hammering. If anyone ever took a hammer to his bike he'd have lit them on fire. ]

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[wasthemaster]

In case you haven't noticed, it's already damaged.

[alternia_strength]

You require motorcycle repairs? My shop offers them. Bring that by Black and Blue and I'll see that it's repaired.

...I do not know that you'd have the parts. [Polite way of saying he doesn't trust humans to fix this sort of thing.]

[wasthemaster]

I suppose I do, yeah. [He pauses though, skeptical.] What makes you certain you have the parts?

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[conquering]

Will you humor us, Draco Malfoy, and tell us what this -

[ she gestures with her head, 'piece of metal' is the only thing she can think of ]

fascinating item is?

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[wasthemaster]

This, my lady, is a motorcycle. A contraption that I find to be completely unnecessary but nevertheless was bestowed upon me. And honestly, who am I to turn down a gift?

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[unbrokenwheel]

[Leo lights up at the sight of the motorcycle like a kid at a christmas loaded with presents. He has to put his hands flat to the anvil least he start messing with anything. His fingers tap anyway, he's full of energy and vigor.]

Hey, hey, I know that model and make. [His mom's machine shop, he can remember every moment of those times like they were yesterday. Right now he's closer to it than usual.] No need to hammer on it, like that other guy said you'll damage the metal and paint. If you've got no offers you like I can take a look at it.

I know bikes like that, I could fix it for you and improve the handling if you wanted.

[He seems to pause, fiddling with a wrench from his toolbelt.] Oh and the Leo has a flying warship because I built it. Long story.

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[wasthemaster]

So Annabeth mentioned. About the warship, I mean. [He considers for a moment.]

What kind of improvements could you make to it if I asked? [He's up for improvements. Plus he's familiar with Leo a bit. This is totally not asking a lot.]

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[feathery]

what the hell did you do to it

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[wasthemaster]

Wait what makes you think I did anything?