First floor garage, Tuesday evening

[solo_sword]

Jaina wasn't so good with being bored, which was why she had a project. After a not-so-quick yet handwavey trip to the junkyard to see what she could scavenge, she set up shop (so to speak) in the garage, where she didn't have to worry about being messy or getting in Inara's way, and could take up as much room as she wanted while sticking lots of pieces of metal together.

Hard at work and yet distractable.

[*demands* Entertain me.]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders had been neglecting his Glider horribly of late, and the guilt had finally gotten to him. Making his way down to the garage with wax and polishing cloths in hand, he pulled up short in the doorway when he spotted the pieces of metal everywhere.

"Oh, frak. I'm not gonna be in your way, am I?"

He figured people who knew more than he did about how machinery actually worked had more business being in the garage.

Never mind that his roommate was an inveterate gadget-tinkerer.

[solo_sword]

Jaina looked up, brushing a loose piece of hair out of her face. "Huh? Oh, no, go right ahead," she told him. "I could probably be taking up about half the space I am anyway, but... I kinda of don't want to."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"It's cool, I just need that corner over there," Anders assured her as he indicated the side of the garage where his Glider was parked. Negotiating his way carefully toward the Glider, he eyed the bits and pieces on the floor and asked curiously, "You building something specific, or just trying to see what you come up with?"

[solo_sword]

"Hoverboard," she said, frowning at the pieces and looking up again at him. "So far the board part is a complete success."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"How's the hover part coming along?" He sat down cross-legged on his Glider and contemplated the board part. "I'm so not a mechanics guy, so I can't really give you any help there, sorry."

[solo_sword]

"Not a problem. I can figure it out if I can't get the right parts." She nodded with her chin towards the glider and asked, "Yours, I hope?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Yep." Anders patted its hull proudly. "My best friend built it for me. You're totally welcome to take a look at it if it helps give you any ideas."

[solo_sword]

Jaina stepped carefully over her own work, making her way to the Glider. "What kind of capabilities does it have?" she asked, looking it over.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Well, it doesn't break atmosphere, but I don't think you'd want it to." Anders really hoped she wasn't expecting technical specs his player was going to have to make up. "There's a sort of force-field windscreen thing, and it goes . . . well, pretty frakkin' fast. Goes vertically, too."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John just couldn't stay away from the garage. It was like he was drawn there by some magic force. Or maybe just the fact that he only had a few days left of babysitting Molly's swoop bike.

"Hey, whatcha doing?" he addressed Jaina with curiosity.

[solo_sword]

"I'm attempting a hoverboard," Jaina answered matter-of-factly from her spot on the floor. "You haven't seen a few repulsors just laying around that I can steal, have you?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Really? That's awesome!" John was impressed, but sadly shook his head at her question. "If I had, they'd be yours."

[solo_sword]

She hadn't actually been expecting a yes. "Thanks anyway," she said, deciding levitating it would be cheating. "I'll just have to get creative. So are you just passing through?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I've come to visit the swoop bike," John said, moving to where it was hovering off to the side. "I was considering going for a ride."

[solo_sword]

Her jaw dropped just a little when she saw it. "Oh my stars, you have swoop bikes here? I didn't expect to see one of those."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yup! I'm watching over it this session for my friend Molly. Totally cool ride," John grinned, patting the bike with his hand.

[solo_sword]

And that explained how a swoop bike got here. "So 'watching' means joyriding?" she grinned.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was good at explaining things properly. "It does to those of us who want to go for a ride," he smirked.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders waved from his Glider-perch in the corner. "Hey, Sheppard."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Anders, whatcha got there?" John said, waving back with a grin.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Well, according to Bridge, who gave it to me, it's called a Galaxy Glider," Anders explained. "But it doesn't actually go into space, so I leave off the Galaxy part. But it flies pretty fast, and it's fun"

He also hadn't ridden it much since he'd broken his leg falling off of it drunk, but he wasn't mentioning that part.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Cool," John said, appraising the glider. "We don't have that sort of thing where I'm from, but I do enjoy playing with toys from other dimensions."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"D'you want to give it a spin sometime?" offered Anders. "It's got a bio-what's-it lock, so only me and Bridge can start it up, but if you let me know when I'll totally come down and start it up for you."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Really?" John thought that would be pretty cool. "That would be cool." And was a man of so many words, too.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders could appreciate that. "Any time then, man. Just let me know when."