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[inthebiblicalsense]

[In a very serious, business tone, Abel's answering machine sounds after any attempted calls that aren't responded to right away.]

You've reached Abel. I am not available at the moment, but I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If this is urgent, leave the line open.

And if this is Fitz I hope you're having a good day.

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Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

That was getting awkwardly close to Rawne's mess, so he's glad for a change of topic. "Gaunt is... almost too perfect, sometimes. I used to think he was a stuck-up jackass but he holds himself accountable as much as anyone else. More, even. He's also the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever met."

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

Why does that make him think of himself, just with more fuck ups in the present, and definitely not very lucky any more. He'd felt that way when they flew, and they were lucky to be alive no matter how much skill he and Alexei had, but definitely not quite so lucky any more.

"He sounds like someone I'd enjoy meeting. I've been told I'm a bit stuck-up, though I try not to be."

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

"You don't seem stuck up to me." Though they've only talked once. "If he ever shows up here, I'll let you know."

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

"That's because I'm on my best behavior." He says with a smile, "I was much worse back in the academy, though I certainly have my moments now."

Resting his folded hands in his lap, he glances over at Rawne, "So, aside from your future plans, what do you like to do? Have any special interests?"

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

Rawne experiences that thing where, once someone asks you about something, everything you've ever done disappears from your mind. "I spend most of my time at work. But I like repairing things. And carving."

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

Abel generally only experiences that when he's on his back, he unfortunately remembers most things at all times and it's rather overwhelming at times depending what his mind pulls to the surface at any given moment. He does perk up at the mention of repair work though, "What sort of things? I was in charge of repairs on my Starfighter back home. And I like working with my hands."

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

"Mostly whatever breaks on the Barge," he says, "but I've started tinkering with motorcycles in the Enclosure."

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

"Honestly, if there had been a space when I arrived, I would have taken maintenance. I do like this position here though, it's...fun in the sort of way that work has never been, so that's a nice change of pace." And while he didn't talk about work in this way often, it's probably the first time he's actually mentioned why he stayed in the Gym when other more appropriate positions opened up. It got him relaxing in a way that didn't feel quite so rigid but still responsible.

He immediately perks up at the mention of motorcycles though, Rawne getting a rare glimpse of the way Abel looks when he's far too excited about something, "Oh my god, really? I've been designing bikes for the Enclosure for the last few months. Y-you want to maybe build one sometime?"

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

"Sure," Rawne says, perking up as well. He likes talking about machines. "Everything I've been taking apart has been preset in the computer. What have you been designing?"

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

Abel raises a finger for him to wait as he leans over to grab a data pad from where he'd set a clipboard earlier. It's a small thing, but when he turns it on, the holoscreen pops up and he leans in a little closer to that Rawne can see, pulling up a folder of some of his more recent builds. They're all rather futuristic, heavy and sleek looking bikes that wouldn't feel out of place in the 25th century.

"These are a few I've built recently, I design them in cad first, and then I bring that over to the enclosure and tweak the design there. I have taken an interest in the twentieth and twenty-first century designs I've seen. They weren't the most efficient vehicles I've ever seen, but they had some rather wild ideas mid century forward to the nineties." You have unlocked his gearhead special interest, Rawne and he is going to talk your ear off if you let him.

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

He leans over and looks at the holo images. "Those look cool. That one looks like it could go really fast."

He doesn't know a lot about specific stuff, but he's willing to listen to someone who does.

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

"I had a poster in my room growing up with this one in particular. Honestly they've been able to hit top speeds that most people are comfortable with since the twenty-first century, but Iris was showing me pod racing and I've thought about building my own." That definitely would need some special equipment and a pair of goggles.

"This last one can take curves like a champ pushing two forty."

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

"Two fourty?" He leans closer. "I wanna try that."

He really likes speed, ok?

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

"It can go faster than that on a straight." Though he certainly hasn't offered that kind of speed to anyone but Alexei, he thinks maybe he should.

"It's pretty loud, but I like hearing the sound of the engine."

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

He shrugs. "Loud's fine. I don't mind loud. At high speeds, all I hear is the wind, anyway."

Re: Gym Spam

[inthebiblicalsense]

"It's the best feeling though, kind of drowns out everything else." And drowning out his own thoughts and clearing his mind is something he's always chasing.

"We'll have to set up a date, go for a drive sometime. Or I can race you," his expression turns, playfully teasing, "I'll even go easy on you the first lap."

Re: Gym Spam

[major_rawne]

"How nice of you," he says, "to take it easy on me. I'd like that, though. To drive, sometime. Or race."

He's grinning, eager to take him on, even if he does lose.