Hammer to Fall

[lucidmutant]

Characters: Fawkes and you!
Setting: Floor Fifteen - Workshop, daytime
Format: Starting in prose, will match.
Summary: Fawkes grows tired of being unarmed, and goes to rectify this.
Warnings: Workin' in a workshop?


Between the various incidents that have gone on since he's been here, Fawkes has determined that this place, like the Capital Wasteland, seems like it will require a more violent approach - especially with the newer residents - namely, the monsters.

Lacking his weapons from home, the best thing to do in a situation like this is improvise.

Fawkes is currently rooting around the workshop for tools and parts he can use to craft a bludgeon of some sort - one of the tables has broken and warped metal bedframe pieces spread upon it.

...kind of a pity that the majority of these tools are sized for smaller hands than Fawkes', but he'll attempt to make do.

Comments

[myblueskies]

Romeo nodded, "They did, but I am going to get her back." He sounded completely determined, he was still sad and missed Molly a lot but after talking to Psiionic he was calmer, and had a plan.

Sort of. He walked over to the grinding machine and looked at it, "What are goggles sir?" He didn't touch the machine yet, not wanting to break it.

[lucidmutant]

"When you press the metal to the stone, it grinds it down and makes a smooth part. It throws off a lot of sparks, and small pieces, so one should protect their eyes when using it," Fawkes answers, returning to the table with two pairs of goggles in-hand. He lays one in front of Romeo.

"When you're ready, switch the grinder on," he adds, pointing to a switch on the the machine.

[myblueskies]

"Oh okay sir!" He smiled, it was easier to keep his spirits up when he had something to do. He put the goggles over his eyes and then pressed the switch. The stone started moving.

"What do I do now sir?"

[lucidmutant]

"Take the piece of metal and hold it where the side that you want the blade to be will be pointing down." Fawkes gets the goggles on, though with a little trouble thanks to his large head, but not too much.

"Push the metal against the grinding stone, and it'll sharpen the edge."

[myblueskies]

Romeo did as he was told pushing the metal against the grinding stone. It made a loud noise and his eyes widened at the sparks. "Am I doing it right sir?"

[lucidmutant]

"Yes - make sure to move it about so you sharpen out the whole of the blade, though. Try and keep it even."

[myblueskies]

Romeo nodded and continued pushing the metal onto the stone moving it to try and keep it even. It was amazing how it worked, he had never seen anything like it before. It was really really noisy though.

[lucidmutant]

While Romeo continued that, Fawkes stepped back to the shelf he had been searching at before, and retrieved a roll of duct tape. He laid it down near the grinder, then turned to Romeo. "I am unsure of how to craft a proper handle, but if you wrap the handle-area with this, it should make it easier to grip. Not the most elegant solution, but functional."

[myblueskies]

Romeo continued not looking round to see what Fawkes was doing because he had to concentrate. When he came back he nodded and stopped the machine before wrapping the handle part of the knife with tape. "Is this okay?" He asked holding it awkwardly.

[lucidmutant]

Once Romeo stopped using the grinder, Fawkes reached over to flip it off, and removed his own goggles. He smiled a bit at the boy. "Yes. A job well-done, my friend."

[myblueskies]

Romeo smiled back and looked at the knife, now he just had to learn how to use it! "Thank you sir! For showing me!" He pulled his goggles off and grinned.