arsmechanica: (to work!)
jens "build ladder win battle" macher ([personal profile] arsmechanica) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2022-06-01 06:35 pm

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[ After the partying is done, but before our merry band catches their ship out of town, here comes a message to the group.

Jens hasn't been...shy, or anything. He's also not been social, exactly - just kind of been there in the background, working at what he's good at and completely forgetting that proper introductions are a thing in most polite societies. Maybe you noticed him around, or maybe not - in which case: eighteen or nineteen, dark hair in a messy ponytail, usually a little bit dirty in the way that implies hard work more than lack of care. Nice to meet you all. ]


Hello, I could use some - er, let me back up a bit. I'm Jens, for those of you I haven't talked to. I'm a blacksmith, and I've just been given permission to, should I say, requisition whatever I might need from one of the forges here.

[ Deep breath. He's trying to be slow and coherent! But he is nonetheless over the moon about this. ]

I haven't been here as long as - well, most of this group, so I hadn't really gotten much chance to get myself set up to work here. So this is a great chance for me to make myself useful to all of you!

As long as, you know, I can...get it all carried out of here.

If anyone has a hand to spare, I'll gladly pay you back in repair work, making something, or buying you drinks somewhere down the line, as you prefer. We'll figure something out.
ensanguines: (✘ you must be joking)

voice | un: mind your fucking business

[personal profile] ensanguines 2022-06-02 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's his strange foreign son! In need of help! Which Toshi would normally be more than happy to provide. However, he's feeling slightly, just slightly... under the weather. ]

How much help do you need? [ Does Toshi's voice sound a little breathless, a little strained? Don't worry about it. He also has no idea how much equipment is required for a forge, so. ]

I can't come right now, but I can find you someone.

[ That someone is Okita Souji, however. Toshi will try to tell him to be on his best behavior. ]
ensanguines: (✘ to the east)

[personal profile] ensanguines 2022-06-02 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
You got real bad timing, kid. [ He heaves a sigh. He'd really rather help himself, but unfortunately that's not an option. ] I'll send Souji your way, just. Keep an eye on him, don't let him get off-task.

If he starts coughing too much, make him wait outside.
ensanguines: (✘ rasetsu: it's hard to be so pretty)

[personal profile] ensanguines 2022-06-03 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Let me know if Souji gives you any trouble.

[ Then, sharply: ]

Oi, Souji. I know you're listening, you little shit.
deathcough: (It tastes like I coughed up blood...)

[personal profile] deathcough 2022-06-06 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[wow, rude.]

You always assume the worst of me.

[Says the man who is 100% proving him right but fuck off okay]

What do I get out of this?
ensanguines: (✘ shut your face)

[personal profile] ensanguines 2022-06-06 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Dryly⁠— ]

Me not sending you to the afterlife to tell Kondou-san you're refusing orders.