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Three: In Which Klaus Loses Yet Another Shred of Dignity to Mayfield

[He didn't want to do it. He's been putting it off for weeks. But Baron Wulfenbach, ruler of Europa, needs... help. It's almost too ghastly to think of! You see, that classy giant clank he got back from the post office all that time ago? It's still just as broken as it was before he was taken to Mayfield. He's been slowly trying to repair it with the few appropriate tools he could find at the hardware store, but he hasn't gotten anywhere and it's been a few weeks now. Thanks for taking his Spark, Mayfield, really.]

Is anyone in this town particularly gifted with complex and delicate machinery? I have a project that I must complete as soon as possible, and any and all help would be appreciated.

[Why does he need to fix it again? Oh, yes. Just in case.]

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[Oh, Theta is =hurrying= over, just as fast as she can go on crutches and a knee brace. She'll need to wait till she has her -own- brace on before she can do any real work, but she can at least have a look at the thing! She knocks sharply on the door and waits to be let in, grinning brightly and all but bouncing with excitement.]

[Klaus luckily beats Drone!DuPree to the door, as he's been waiting for Theta. It's easy enough to tell that she's who he's waiting for; she got a sort of Sparky air about her. It's easy to spot.]

Excellent. It is right out front; I am sure that you noticed.

[Yep, there it is, in all it's just-got-totaled-in-battle glory. You've got your work cut out for you, Theta.]

I did indeed. Though I thought it prudent to introduce myself properly. Elizabe-theta Buckley, at your service. What -can- you tell me about this clank of yours? Obviously as form follows function I can make a few educated guesses--more educated than most--but any little details you can manage would make the job faster.

[He leads her over to it, talking as he goes.]

As clanks go, it isn't particularly complex. I created it while incapacitated at the Hospital, in order to be up and moving much sooner than I would have normally. The controls themselves respond to the movements of the driver's hands and feet; quite sensitive, as I have a tendency towards the extreme whenever I let my guard down enough to incur injury. But that hardly matters. The main point is that the secondary controls and the main body have been nearly destroyed, as you can see. I care very little for the cosmetic appeal, but I need it up and running. Without my Spark, I shall have to rely on more base modes of security.

A transport clank? Yes yes, I can refit one of those easily... [Her eyes all but -sparkle- as she looks it over, and she considers how to go about doing this.]

Repairing the body should be fairly simple, as long as I can pull apart a few of these automobiles. The rest...I'm sure I'll manage to figure it out... [She looks up at it, already studying how the parts fit together.]

[The Baron is just going to watch like the Spark enthusiast he is. It's very different watching a Spark at work when you yourself are not a Spark, he's come to realize. It's very strange. He isn't sure that he likes it, but it's invaluable research.]

I managed to procure some tools, though none of them are up to the standard of what I would normally be using. You are free to appropriate them for your own use, should you feel the need.

[Theta isn't going to be able to work on it today, but she nods cheerily and smiles for him before returning her eyes to the machine.]

I'm just getting an overview of it...I've just received my own knee brace from home, I won't be able to do any truly involved work until I can be certain a false move won't sever my leg. But...

[Those springs...that power... Such craftsmanship... She has to get her hands in it.]

[Ah, yes, he'd noticed that brace. He also notices the way she's eyeing up that clank, but... well. If she's a Spark, that's normal.

Of course, he'd still like to get it running as soon as possible, but it is no longer his decision to make. Wow, that's weird.]

Of course. Unfortunately the plans from when I built it were not included when it was returned to me, so I suppose the longer you take to appraise it the better the job you will do.

[She isn't shouting or speaking in that Madness Voice. Perhaps that's unique to Europa's Sparks? No, that can't be it... he's known English Sparks before, and they follow the same sort of pattern. But she must be one, or else she wouldn't be bothering, so...

Oh lord. What would she be capable of if she were in the Madness Place?]

Yes. Haste only makes waste. I prefer to be meticulous in my methods and make no errors.

[She speaks like she's in a stage drama, but there's no hintings at madness, or even mania or frenzy. She is dramatic, but calm and methodical.]

I've seen the aftermath of a clank explosion first hand. I will not be one to build such an exploding death trap with my own hands. Even simple clockworks can do horrific damage... [Her tone is pensive there, and she had a leg brace even back home. 1+1=?]

Maybe if I just have a look at some of the access panels and what's behind the ones I can get to easily....

[Oh, oh, he knows this one! 1 + 1 = IMPLICATIONS.]

By all means; you really cannot do much more damage to it than has already been done.

[No, really. It's totaled.]

[She gets into the clank and looks at the insides, but she doesn't tinker with anything, instead just taking stock of it and trying to remember what all is available. After several minutes, she steps back and nods quietly.]

I'll...come another time to do some actual work on it. I think it would be better if I did some planning before I get into it.

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