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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 7, 2017 1:02:58 GMT -8
Jazz really didn't know what he was doing here. He had already asked Marceline to come to a cafe but well, somehow he was nervous about asking for this favor. Not only was Marceline his employer now but Orion's and Luke's too and... well, she was already doing so much to help them and himself. The offer to work with the scientist had been amazing, and Jazz enjoyed getting to work on the machines and doing deliveries occassionally after his other job on Sinclair was wrapped up. At the time, keeping the Sinclair job had been something he wanted but, with this new project in mind, the Sinclair job, and Marceline's work... Jazz had to wonder if he was biting off more than he could chew. Talking to Indi about the arm and what exactly the project would entail had been enlightening but one thing was for sure, it needed a lot more specific tools that Jazz didn't have. Much less the means to be able to afford them. Luke had lab access through Marceline though... so, maybe she would have the space and tools he needed? It was a long shot, but well... what other option did he have? This project was important to him and he wasn't about to give up just because he was having trouble coming up with the necessary tools. Even if his Pokemon could be of help, Jazz would still feel better doing it himself in the long run. At least I finished the blueprints. There was still room for improvement on them of course, but Indi had helped a lot in coming up with them. Jazz had brought a list of tools and supplies as well, some of which he already had but a lot of the tools were specialized and... unless Marceline was a miracle worker, Jazz didn't know how she'd be able to get them on such short notice. Both the blueprint and list were in his bag for the time being, for now, Jazz was nursing his coffee and waiting for Marceline to show up. Now if only he could calm down, that would be amazing.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 7, 2017 1:26:02 GMT -8
With the building plans for her new facility coming along nicely, the surface labs nice and functional while her workers continued to build the basement levels she planned to have restricted access, for now Marceline had a few weeks of peace and quiet before she'd be busy moving the more shady scientists into the facility. She was still debating building living quarters down there, maybe even add a small attatchment to the surface level....Luke did seem the type to practically live and sleep in the lab afterall...
She shook the idea from her head as she found herself approaching the coffee shop Jazz was waiting for her at. It still took her a second to remember this wasn't the same Jazz she'd first met, but then again given the physique he was likely sporting under one of his usual hoodies, it didn't take her all that long to recall.~ Flashing him a faintly teasing smirk as she moved to sit down, she worked herself out of the warm coat she'd been wearing as the warmth of the coffee shop helped her get comfortable, wearing a turtleneck, sleeveless sweater beneath. Her Espeon and Umbreon curled around her legs under the table, and she spoke once she was fully comfortable.
"Well what has you calling me for a meeting for a change dear? Everything's going well with your latest jobs I hope? Lukie boy still working hard on his little tracker?" Of course she knew full well his project was practically complete, but she wanted Jazz to feel he had a closer eye on Luke than she did.~
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 8, 2017 13:37:15 GMT -8
For as nervous as Jazz was, by the time Marceline showed up, it was all he could do to smile at the smirk she'd given him. He hadn't forgotten last time or the thoughts he'd had in the slightest but then again, he'd still been trying to get used to his new body back then so... he could write it off as that. Yeah, that certainly sounded a hell of a lot better than the alternative. Seeing the Espeon and Umbreon was pretty cool and Jazz debated letting Kovu out but the Luxray wasn't nearly as inconspicuous as the pair of Eeveelutions were. Ah well, he could do this without Kovu's help... probably. The question was expected and Jazz had gone over the answer in his head perhaps a thousand times before. For whatever reason however, his voice just wouldn't cooperate but well, answering the latter questions would probably be easier than trying to explain he needed help with his little project. Well, little was hardly the way to describe making a robotic arm but, still. "The jobs went off without a hitch, 'n Luke's pretty much almost done with the tracker. Not much left to be done though," Jazz explained, smirking briefly before sighing and running a hand through his hair. "I think I'm in a lil over my head though. Not with the jobs 'r anything but, I guess, I need help with it. 'ere, lemme show ya,"Jazz said, somehow managing to keep the nervousness from his voice as he pulled out the blueprints, keeping the supplies list in the bag for now. On the blueprints was a sketch of a rather elaborate robotic arm including dimensions, details on the custom additions, and more. Indi had helped so much on making this but it had only shown Jazz just how little he could actually accomplish without the better tools and well... he'd prefer to finish this before Christmas so that deadline was a thing too. "Dunno if ya heard, but Mia Kearney, the gym leader lost 'er arm and last I 'eard she wuz gripin' about the league bein' slow. I wanted to try 'n make a better one but 's a bit ambitious 'n I don't have all the tools I need fer it,"Jazz explained, sighing and shaking his head, "Sorry, 's nawt yer problem but... maybe 't was too presumptuous of me to ask fer help." This was a stupid plan anyway but... well, he'd tried, that was all that mattered.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 9, 2017 3:56:45 GMT -8
"Well thats certainly good to hear. I'm glad the project hasn't caused many difficulties for him. I hope you're still finding the part time work to your satisfaction. Wouldn't want the two of you at eachother's throats being cooped up in that lab." Of course the labs she'd been building were actually fairly sizeable, but she had little frame of referance beyond what she'd seen in public blueprints of past facilities of the same nature. As Jazz went on to explain why she'd brought Marcie here, she was honestly a little surprised by the blueprints, turning them on the table and giving them a good look. Of course some of the finer details went right over her head, but she understood enough to see it was one of the more modern prosthetics...wait who did he say this was for!?
"Mia Kearney?" There was a mild bit of surprise still present in her voice, she knew the gym leader had been injured, it was practically her job to keep tabs on the region's big players and that had been no secret to begin with, but the fact Jazz knew them personally was sur-well...she supposed Jazz was close to Orion, Boyfriend of Nikolai, who in turn was dating the gym leader, so it wasn't all that surprising in the end. Nevertheless she had been caught off guard however briefly, and as Jazz seemed worried about bringing this to her, she offered only a warm smile.
"Are you sure you can manage something this complicated?" Despite the question her tone was oddly reassuring, turning the blueprint back to jazz as she rested her chin in her hands. "I mean it would be great publicity for the facility if we provided a Gym leader with her replacement prosthetic. I'd just prefer we make sure we can actually pull this off. New arm makes gym leader punch herself isn't exactly a positive headline afterall.~" Not to mention if they could pull this off, the gym leader would most likely have reason to let Marcie on her good side...~
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 11, 2017 17:19:58 GMT -8
Jazz smirked a bit when Marceline commented on his and Luke's work. Yeah, he actually enjoyed the part time work he had. Working on the train was still really cool but having something to break up the monotony of the day was really nice. Even if he was just a glorified errand boy for the time being. Maybe if he was spending more time in the labs working on this, that would change... but for now it was enough. Seeing the surprise on Marceline's face was more than enough for Jazz. It was nice to see that he could still surprise her somehow, even if she seemed to know a lot, heh. Well, maybe not everything considering that was impossible. Marceline's warm smile was nice and reassuring, at least until the first question was asked. It... kind of stung, honestly but fine... it was fine, he was fine. Raising an eyebrow, Jazz tried to pass it off as a joke and smirked. "Do you know who you're talking to?" Jazz quipped, sounding a lot more confident than he was feeling, "C'mon, ya should know I'm great with engineering. I'm confident in my abilities if I can get my hands on the right tools, that is." The talk about publicity however had Jazz grimacing a bit. He... didn't want this publicized everywhere. This was more Personal to Jazz, something he could do for someone important to him. "I-... you'd have to ask her 'f 's alright to publicize. 'm doing this for Mia... I just... need help making it a reality." That was the long and the short of it, really. It made sense for Marceline to think about business but... well, that wasn't his main goal in this. "I talked a lot with Indi, Luke's dad about the arm. 's complicated but I guess you could say like he's my surrogate dad. Anyway, he's a from another universe or something, like Ultra Beasts are. Hard to explain but Indi knows a lot about this sort of technology. I was able to make the blueprints largely because of his expertise,"Jazz explained, gesturing to the blueprints as he spoke. Nevermind that he'd stayed up all night to make them, going over every detail to make sure it was perfect. The blueprint might still change but ehhh, for now it was good enough and that's all that mattered.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 14, 2017 3:15:25 GMT -8
Had she offended him by asking if he could pull it off? She didn't know much of his skill personally, afterall the most he'd worked on in her presence was fixing a bit of her home's heating system, but she supposed she could have been a bit more tactful about her curiosity on the matter. The fact she'd likely have to get someone to ask Mia about publicity was a nuisance but...given the ego the blonde tended to display, it was more than likely she'd agree, so it wasn't too big a bother.
"Well I'm sure that shouldn't be too hard, getting her on board I mean. If you find you have a knack for this it'd certainly bring the foundation some direct business, I mean, everyone's gonna want the work of the gym leader's mechanic now won't they?~" She spoke with a soft yet sweet tone, trying to hype up Jazz's work subtly so it didn't feel like Marcie was pushing her any one way or the other, just glorifying the fact she'd get such a following from her work.
Asfor what came next...er..."..." She just did not know what to say. She knew about ultra beasts but fallers were a whole other thing. "I..." She leaned forward, whispering carefully. "Jazz are you quite sure that isn't just a small fairy tale from when you were kids? I don't doubt they helped you design the arm but I hardly think they could have come from another world..."
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 16, 2017 22:47:20 GMT -8
Jazz relaxed a bit when it seemed that Marceline agreed to talking to Mia about the arm first. Sure, he might have created the arm with help from Indi, but he wasn't about to force Mia into the spotline because of a deal he'd made. It wouldn't be fair to her. She'd been through enough already, especially considering why he was making the arm, heh. Well, it certainly seemed like Marceline was enjoying the prospect at least so that was good. Oh, right. He should probably tell them not to actually ask Mia about the arm until later. "Oh, one more thing. Don't ask Mia about it until I say it's ok, please? She doesn't actually know I'm making it yet. I'm planning to give it to her for Wintermas. Nik's helping me out a bit with it even and I want it to remain a surprise. If that's not too much to ask, that is," Jazz explained, giving a small sheepish smile before Marceline went on, talking about how the other world story was a fairy tale heh. Right. Shrugging his shoulders, Jazz didn't really look phased at hearing she didn't believe him. "Ya can believe me or not, that's up to you. I'm not here to convince you why I know it's true. Just wanted you to know that it's not entirely my work. Indi's an expert on the making things like these though, so I most definitely can pull this off considering I'd be consulting him a lot. I'm a quick study," Jazz explained, smirking a bit before leaning back and pulling the list out of the bag and setting it on top of the blueprints. "I guess the next question would be, can you help me? I know I can't afford these materials on just the salary I'm getting from my boss and the part time work. I thought I could do it at home but well, the tools I need are pretty specialized so that's out.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 17, 2017 11:29:27 GMT -8
"OH its a surprise for the dear? Say no more~" She offered a sweet smile, trying to make it abundantly clear she wouldn't say a word. "I don't know how easy it can be to surprise someone with something so custom built, but I'm sure you'll pull it off, and I won't be the one to spoil it you have my word...as for this Indi..." She briefly considered talking about how they could be smart, but from another world was a bit much...with a sigh she just shook her head. "I'm sure they'll be of great help to the project." Almost admitting defeat by giving up on convincing Jazz, but not wanting to piss the young man off with her own reservations.
As the list was provided, Marcie pulled it across. She was no mechanic but she'd dealt in some of this before, selling wiring to people on the black market so they could make high end hacking equipment, or the metal to people overseas who were building things she probably didn't want to know about.
"My word how heavy duty will this be?" She hadn't agreed yet, deciding to just voice how stunned she was. "I mean this metal alone...are all prosphetics made out of this stuff? I'm surprised they ever break..."
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 18, 2017 0:52:38 GMT -8
When Marceline stated that she would keep it a secret, Jazz visibly relaxed and sighed. Good, that was good. At least that was one less thing to worry about. Though the next statement had Jazz smirking a bit more. "See, that's where Nik comes in. Ya could say he's my secret weapon considering he's dating Mia 'n all," Jazz explained briefly before tensing a little when it sounded like Marceline was going to criticize Indi. At least, that's what it looked like at first until she said that they would be of great help. Well, duh. That was the understatement of the year considering Indi basically invented the technology to make this possible but ehh, Jazz wasn't going to press his luck since Marceline was already skeptical about other worlds being a real thing. Well, at least she hadn't said no yet but the list of parts and equipment Jazz needed would be the only thing left to reveal. Though, he had to laugh at Marceline's reaction to the type of metal he'd chosen. "That's kind of the point. Have you met Mia before? She's super strong and if this arm is going to last more than a week tops? It needs to be made of a strong enough material to withstand anything she throws at it. Normal prosthetics are more lightweight and consist of a plastic or steel material,"Jazz explained, smirking briefly as he continued, "Unfortunately, though that material would be easier to obtain, it's not durable enough to withstand what Mia's probably going to put it through. I did a bit of research before choosing that metal. It's lightweight and durable enough for what I need it to do and will hopefully allow Mia to continue to do the things she loves to do. Like I said, I made the design with her in mind. Including these compartments for a z charm, key stone, and pokeballs. I'm playing with the idea of adding a mp3 to it as well but I need to make sure it won't mess with the arm's function first."
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 20, 2017 13:00:40 GMT -8
"Nik hm?" She was actually fully aware of the ex-noble's situation given she had once looked into him on Orion's behalf, and had been keeping light tabs on him ever since she found out Orion had started dating him too. "Well thats...interesting. Is this the same Nik dating Orion? That must be an odd little situation for the three of them..." In truth she wasn't one to judge in this case especially, but she felt it helped promote some air of innocence if she pretended to be skeptical of such things, at least just in a generally healthy capacity.
The explanation for the stronger materials were fair, she supposed Mia was hardly the type to take care of such delicate machinery from what she knew. It might take calling in a light favor from how short notice this was but...oh no! She had a shipment of the stuff that ended up canceling! "Well its an ambitious project all around, but I'm sure I can supply the facility with the required materials. If you like I can arrange one of the empty labs to be filled with the equipment you need...how long do you think you'd need to finish this project?"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 25, 2017 23:30:25 GMT -8
Marceline's question regarding Nik had Jazz quirking an eyebrow in surprise. Wait, she didn't know that? How was that possible? If she knew that Mia was a gym leader and knew about Nik, then... ehh? Oh well. Not really? I mean, far as I can tell they're friends with each other. They're cool being metamours and I know Mia has another girlfriend so 's whatever. 'm not gonna judge and Orion's happy so that's really all that matters yunno?" Jazz explained briefly. When Marceline accepted her explanation about why a stronger material was necessary, Jazz grinned and brightened considerably when it sounded like she was agreeing to help. "Really? That'd be awesome! I mean, it's ambitious I know, but Mia's worth it I think. A lab would be great! The perfect workspace actually considering the house is a bit chaotic right now. Moving and all. As for how long I'll need... well, I'm hoping to finish it around Christmas so I'll probably be pulling some all nighters between now and then. Assuming of course it's alright to work late at night. Dunno what your policy is regarding security or anything like that." That would be a good place to start, right. Still, being so close to obtaining the things he needed to start the arm was amazing. Maybe he could do more things like this if he succeeded. Like a bionic eye or something similar to that. Thank Arceus Indi had said he'd be available whenever if he ran into a wall. His expertise in this field would be a lifesaver when it came to completing this project.
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Post by Marceline Labele on Dec 26, 2017 6:57:22 GMT -8
"Till christmas you say?" Marcie tapped her chin for a moment in thought. She was always looking for new researchers and inventors, both reputable and not, but given the time of year she wasn't likely to need all the space the facility had to offer. Afterall, even if she could find new researchers at this time of year, they likely wouldn't begin work till after new years, or after christmas at the very least..."That should be no problem at all."
Finishing the coffee i vaguely recall her ordering at the beginning of the thread, Marcie stood from her chair as she checked her watch, rounding the table and kissing the air beside Jazz's cheek, an old Kalosian habit that could rise up now and then. "You've got my number, and I've got yours. I should have the equipment moved by tommorrow, but it may take another day or so to get the materials. Either way, I'll text you the facilities address, and you can get to work by tuesday. I do hope Mia appreciates the hard work you're putting in.~"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 31, 2017 1:08:30 GMT -8
Jazz brightened considerably when Marceline stated that he would be able to use the facility after all. That was a huge relief and it meant that he could actually start working on this huge project. The blueprints were done, and they were ambitious, Indi had told him that already but well, he wanted the best for Mia and that was what she would get. Grinning wide, Jazz was about to say something when Marceline rounded the table and kissed the air beside him. Color rose to Jazz's features at the unexpected gesture and for a moment he was at a loss for words. What? Huh? Why? Right, pay attention. She was talking again. The materials would take time and- huh? Just one day? Wow. Jazz's eyes grew wide at just how quickly Marceline was able to get things done. That list hadn't been long but... the materials were expensive and...? Well, that was pretty impressive. "Thank you, Marceline. I really appreciate it. If there's anything I can do to repay your kindness, please don't hesitate to ask. I better get back to work but I'll look forward to hearing from you." Jazz replied sincerely. He actually couldn't wait to get back home and tell Nik the good news, heh. That was one huge hurdle out of the way at least.
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