(OPEN) TROLLEY REPAIR MINGLE?!

[hexcope]

WHO: Anyone!
WHEN: Right after this post.
WHERE: Etrazim (Snake Island) and Farway, surrounding areas by the blue trolley line.
WHAT: Fixing the trolley car and tracks!
NOTES\WARNINGS: None so far, but users should write their CW warnings in their subject lines.

The blue trolley sits a short distance away from the train tracks, upright and derailed but at least not destroyed. The interior could use some help, and the exterior is covered in dings, and at least a few large dents in the outer shell, along with more scratches made by claws or talons. The worst problem is that it’s for some reason, located on Snake Island, making it inaccessible unless someone decides to brave the dangers of thousands of deadly snakes.

The rails are in bad shape too, considering that whatever giant rocks were being thrown around (and for some reason, show no trace of remaining), they’ve left craters along the tracks, making the rails uneven, and in some places, outright splitting the metal in half so the track is useless without some proper welding.

And there’s Jayce, in a clean white shirt with orderly buttons, but his hair is not nicely done as it could be. He’s standing nearby the station, which also has suffered some damage, but not in a way that would stop a train from running if it was fixed, and so it’s not a priority of his. He holds a little clipboard, a pen, and is writing down some notes when people begin to arrive.

“Hey, thanks for offering to help with this. There’s four tasks we need done.” Jayce clicks the pen, and turns his clipboard over to show who he’s speaking to the numbered list.

“One, clear the rubble and debris. Anything that could get in the way of the trolley should be moved at least twenty meters away. Two, any craters and pits need to be filled, with dense materials. No sand, no loose dirt. Three, we need an inspection of the tracks, and in places where it’s cracked, we need those to be cut out, reforged, welded back into place, and sanded until smooth. Finally, we need the trolley inspected, make sure the wheels aren’t dented, out of their alignment, or too loose, and then put back onto the tracks. Ideally, not on Snake Island. So someone who can “lift” it out of there, that’d be best. And if you feel like fixing the cushions or scratches, that’s fine, but not a priority. An ugly trolley car still moves.” Jayce gives half a shrug, and takes back his clip board.

“I don’t care how you do it, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone, or make things worse,” and he gives a little ‘do what you will’ wave before he starts looking at the tracks that were split to assess how bad it is.


[OOC: I won't be tagging every thread, so feel free to post your own top levels and tag each other around!]

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Silver the Hedgehog | OTA

[manifesthope]

Silver was one of the first ones that had arrived to help out with the damage to the blue line. He had initially thought he would help out with clearing debris first. But since the trolley was derailed and in an isolated spot that people were leery of going to, he decided to go retrieve it himself. With his psychokinesis, it wouldn't be an issue. Once he brought it back to where the main repairs were taking place, he'd be able to help with other things or help lift the trolley so someone with the technical know-how could inspect the wheels.

The hedgehog followed the tracks and flew over to Snake Island once he got an idea of what needed to be done, spotting the trolley from the air. Without wasting any time and not even bothering to land on the ground, the hedgehog stretched out his hands and lifted the trolley with little visible effort; surrounding the boxy vehicle with the cyan aura of his powers and levitating it up several feet into the air. No bothering the snakes necessary. If there were pieces from the trolley or parts that fell off on the ground, he would pick all that up too.

He then proceeded to float back towards Farway station on the other side of the bridge humming contentedly to himself as the mass of metal and framework and bits of debris floated along behind him.

"Got the trolley!" He called, giving a thumbs up. "Where do you want me to put it?"

[hexcope]

Jayce watches it all from the ground, the complete ease with which Silver moves such heavy pieces of equipment through some sort of psychokinesis is ... maybe not necessarily surprising anymore, but still a wonder to see. Even the color- that bright cyan- strikes a familiar chord in him like it would seeing magic. The pang of envy it also strikes in him is something he muffles and buries deep.

Still, Silver delivered the most difficult part of the job with speed and competency, and Jayce is nothing but grateful in the end.

"Silver, I'm guessing?" As if the color of his fur didn't give it away. So this is what he meant by 'hedgehog.' It makes much more sense than his original concept of what Silver had meant when he identified himself as a hedgehog- it's much like talking a Yordle but with less... clothes... Just shoes and gloves... for some reason...

He's not going to get hung up on that though.

"Right here, about ten feet away from the tracks, and upside down. It'll be easier to inspect the wheels if it's not putting all it's weight on them."

[manifesthope]

Silver looked down at Jayce from where he floated above. The trolley behind him shadowed them both. The hedgehog didn't show any signs of getting tired or at risk of dropping the groaning hunk of metal. He simply nodded with a thumbs up, quills swaying with the movement.

"Yup! I'm Silver!" He confirmed. "Nice to meetcha in person! Jayce right?" He glanced over at the indicated spot where he could put down the trolley. "Right. You got it!" He proceeded to float the trolley over, and with a twisting motion of his hand, it flipped over in mid air so that he could land it upside down as instructed. He hovered above, spreading his hands and slowly lowering them so that the vehicle could gently settle to the ground. Once it was down, Silver then lowered the smaller pieces of debris that had fallen off the trolley and put them on the ground next to it.

"I put pieces that had fallen off the trolley next to it." He reported, lowering himself to the ground and landing next to Jayce. The cyan glow dissipated from around his body. He was roughly just shy of three and a half feet tall, but the quills rising from his head in a crested fan shape gave him some extra inches. "Whew! I can help out with anything else that needs to be done." He assured. "Once the trolley is ready to go back on the tracks I can lift it and flip it back around."

[hexcope]

Even if he’s jealous, which he is, he can’t deny the fascination he has with seeing this done right in front of him. Once the trolley car and all its pieces settled to the ground, he approaches Silver and yeah. This is a talking … creature alright. With an insane amount of power. He’s heard of yordles having an inherent magic ability to some degree— maybe this is another world’s equivalent to that?

“That would be great. I’ll inspect it now— it could be in good enough condition we can get it on the rails today.” Which is what he says, but he’s still busy staring at Silver, and tapping his pen to his clipboard.

“…But before I do that. That level of control you have is amazing. Does it just come naturally, or do you have to plan ahead how much power you need to balance objects in the air? How does gravity come into play? Does air resistance have a factor at all?”

[manifesthope]

Silver didn't notice Jayce's intent, curious scrutiny at first as he turned to look back at the trolley car with a hand on a hip and a satisfied nod. "Sounds good to me! I can help lift it back on the tracks when it's ready."

He turned back to look up at Jayce at his questions, not minding them in the slightest. In fact, a considering expression flickered onto his face as he actually had to think on an answer. "I was born with these abilities." He admitted after a moment. "Or at least, I've had them for as long as I can remember. So a lot of the time it's something I don't really have to think a lot about. Though depending on what I want to do, it can require a lot of focus." He jerked a thumb back towards the trolley car.

"Something inanimate like that is super easy to lift and move. But if it's say...moving super fast there's a lot more force behind it. So I gotta put more focus into it if I'm gonna grab it and slow it down or bring it to a stop. I can imagine if there's really strong gales of wind going on at the same time, it would add some challenge. Now moving things that are living, that's a bit different because they can move or fight back so I have to constantly adjust how much force I'm using." A small smile flickered on his face.

"I mean...if you want...I can show you." He pointed to the trolley. "I can lift you up so you can inspect the wheels. It doesn't hurt, I promise." He was only rough against enemies in combat situations.

Izuku "Deku" Midoriya | OTA | anime spoilers

[wannasmash]

Izuku arrives fully kitted out in his green Hero gear. Despite appearing high school age, he's set on conducting himself with all the professionalism a Hero-in-training should. He listens attentively to Jayce after making sure there is no immediate danger that would necessitate evacuation—other than the snakes. He'll cross that bridge when he comes to it.

"I'll see what debris qualifies as dense enough to fill the craters. Looks like someone's already taking care of airlifting the trolley."

He leaves Jayce to eyeing the tracks with a blacksmith's eye and marches over to where the most debris is scattered. It becomes clear that walking in snake territory isn't ideal, so he uses Float to hover out of their reach and Blackwhip's tendrils shooting out of his hands to tug himself along like a humanoid jellyfish.

The real advantage of Blackwhip is providing several hands instead of just two. With a careful but swift application of Blackwhip and super strength, Izuku is grabbing several large pieces of concrete and depositing them into some of the craters.

"Oh--hi there! Watch out for snakes! Need a ride?"

[snapp_crackle]

Popp, just about as green but somewhat less professional, has been pacing around the tracks taking note of damaged metal and grumbling about how much of a pain this is going to be to fix.

He has quite an external monologue going on. What idiot got into a fight on the trolley, on Snake Island of all places, with that stupid bird of all things, and so on. He interrupts himself with the occasional nervous yelp and jump as he avoids stepping on the myriad of snakes lazing about, and again when Izuku addresses him.

"With those creepy shadow arms? No thanks!"

He's thinking about the trolley and snakes and the prospect of that menacing bird coming out to disturb the repairs, even if he were not kind of rude by nature he would be very distracted from the concepts of tact and manners right now.

[wannasmash]

He can hardly begrudge everyone a little complaining, but hey, they've all gotta do their part! And watch out for snakes!

It's not the first time someone's called Blackwhip creepy. Sero gives him plenty of crap about that. It's just how his Quirk is... apparently. It had been just as much of a surprise to Izuku as anyone else when it burst out of him during that training exercise.

"But... you're barely avoiding the snakes..." is Izuku's argument. He's a kindhearted soul, but he's not above muttering a callout.

[snapp_crackle]

"They're just... surprising, that's all! I'm not afraid of them one bit! Not even the big ones! I'm a lot tougher than I look, got it?!"

Popp huffs indignantly and scoops up a two-foot long striped snake, which hisses at him. There's a certain similarity in attitudes between Popp and the snake.

sophie cuckoo / five-in-one 🌼 x-men comics

[sophielicious]

closed to jayce

[sophielicious]

(It takes her a bit, since she's already taken advantage of one TK express earlier, can't push too much further. She's in her uniform, sunglasses down as she walks through the rubris and debris that she left not too long ago. Platform heels don't really make that big of a difference to her in the uneven ground, and she stops as soon as she views who she assumes is Jayce Talis.

... Yep, confirmed, through a little mental peek.)

Hello, Jayce. I'm Sophie, we spoke online.

[hexcope]

So we did. Thanks for actually showing up.

[Not that anyone who volunteered to help didn't show up, but she seemed the most reluctant to.]

As you can see, you've got your work cut out for you.

[sophielicious]

(Her hand extends in a handshake, although... She's watching his memories superficially, and... Flatscan?

Ok. She can deal. She's been dealing. At least he's got non-humans in his world, so it won't be as much of a headache. Seems like his world's issue is state politics, anyway.)

My telekinesis isn't the best in my skillset, but I'm using this as practice. I'm assuming you're helping, too?

Shigeru Miyata | Original Character | OTA

[mysophobic]

Clean-up;

[ So for anyone wondering what a scrawny looking guy like Shigeru is doing here, well...if you watch him from a distance or even close by, you'll see firsthand that he's not exactly normal. Aside from the undulating tentacles that he's using to pick up debris and things with, said tentacles will actually disintegrate whatever they're wrapped around, like it's nothing?? They also might have red eyes along with them, but please don't pay attention to those!! When it comes to fixing the tracks, Shigeru will be on his knees, black gloved hands hovering over the broken and bent pieces of metal. Again, he'll just remake the track by literally reforming the missing pieces from the already existing pieces still intact. He might wipe at his brow with his sleeve as he sits back and sighs. ] This is a lot harder than I thought it would be! But it's coming together pretty good...

[ He is talking to himself as he mumbles that, but also his tentacles are just squirming about around him. Nothing to see here! ]

Refreshments/Healing;

[ No good deed goes unpunished so if you somehow manage to get hurt during the clean-up process, Shigeru has a little table off to the side of where the efforts are taking place, stocked with some beverages, snacks like protein bars and things, and some first-aid materials just in case. When he's not helping remake and rebuild things, he'll be here to wave anyone over with a smile. ] It's not good to work on an empty stomach, so please have something to eat and-and drink! It's not much, but...but it should help!

clean up

[limiterrings]

[ the only thing that keeps shadow from glaring at the other is that he feels no connection to the tentacles at work. it looks so familiar to what he knows, yet the hivemind doesn't click, there's no uncomfortable feeling that comes from him, but that doesn't mean this hedgehog won't stare at how the other works. in a way, it reminds shadow so much of black arms that he's unable to keep his eyes off.

it may be a little intimidating seeing a 3'3" hedgehog staring menacingly, but he always looks like that, no worries, shigeru! this resting bitch face is a staple to black and red hedgehog kind. ]

Shadow | Sonic the Hedgehog (Film)

[thelightshines]

[Shadow was walking around the site while Jayce was rounding up the crowd to explain their objectives. There's debris everywhere, craters to fill, a trolley to recover, and destroyed rails. Oh, and giant snakes to worry about. He doesn't need to stand around to listen to what he already knows.]

A - Along the Tracks
[So he will wander along the tracks until he reaches the area where the brunt of the damage is. A crater partially cutting into the tracks, ripping the connection entirely on one side. Other parts caught under rubble. He doesn't know how to go about repairing the line, but he can at least move the rubble and separate any loose material that might have been part of the tracks or the trolley. So that is the task he settles on. Despite his small stature, he can pick up debris several times heavier and in size to himself with ease, tossing them down into the crater. Anything he thought was not rubbish, put onto a pile beside the tracks for someone to come and inspect if any of it is salvagable.]

B - Snake Island
[Snakes. Why is there a whole island just full of snakes to begin with? After spending time on the tracks, he'll wander onto the island to investigate what materials or debris needs to be moved from here. See who else was on this island, whether intentionally or stranded out here. All this activity from the restoration crew would of course, attract some of the more aggressive serpents on this island, thinking they could sneak away with an easy snack perhaps.

It's where Shadow comes in, to keep the giant serpents back while the others worked on moving the trolley or whatever other tasks that needed to be done. People will spot a golden blur speed or fly on by as he beats back any serpents that get too close to the site, or to someone who looked like they need help dealing with one. His strikes aren't lethal, but they definitely will leave a bruising.]

a/wildcard

[limiterrings]

[ the hedgehog finds himself at the tracks, the metal nailed to the ground is easily ripped up by one glove hand, it seems that he's used to doing this. with it bent, he moves to the side to try and see which way the tracks should be running, but there are missing pieces between. how annoying. he takes a step back, uttering two words under his breath before disappearing in a flash of green light, and then he returns in the same spot but with extra piles of steel right behind him that needs to be cut and forged into proper shape.

he turns his head to see the other moving along the line, when he's close enough, the older hedgehog will move his gaze to the pile of steel he's brought...

... where did that pile come from? some may wonder. ]

[thelightshines]

[Shadow was lifting up a collection of debris he piled together for ease of carrying and tossing it all in one go. That's when he sees the other had arrived along the tracks. His ears perk up slightly, a bit of wariness out of habit from seeing the other. Enough to give him pause, eventually, he turns to continue his work, tossing the rubbish down the crater.

His attention returns to the other once finished. Their gaze was on something else. A pile of steel that wasn't there the last time he walked through here. He can put the two together how they got there with the other standing by them.]

Do you know how to fix the tracks?

[limiterrings]

I'm leaving that to you.

[ his ass is not helping. which means, he could, but he doesn't see what he's needed for as he wants to check other things. bringing what they need for certain jobs seems helpful enough, but really, shadow didn't come here to solely focus on the tracks. ]

...

[ as he glances at the tracks, from what he sees, it'll take nailing them back down, and making sure that the trolley is able to fit on them without going off. ]

Amy Rose | OTA

[pricklybloom]

After hearing about the damage to the trolley, Amy had come wanting to help. She couldn't really do much about the trolley itself, or the rails, but she was more than happy to clear the debris from the tracks and help with filling any holes.

And it is pretty impressive; despite her small size, Amy was able to lift quite large pieces of debris, as well as move heavy materials needed for filling the pits.

Pushing aside more large chunks of rubble, Amy breathes out a sigh and wipes sweat from her forehead before glancing at the nearest person.

"How're you doing? You okay?"

[nobraincell]

Chu Wenshan has also relegated himself to heavy lifting, not understanding enough about trolleys or tracks to want to attempt dealing with that mess.

He drops his load and looks over at the pink creature when she speaks up; stares at her in silence for a second; then gives her a thumbs up in lieu of a proper answer. (He doesn't appear to have broken a sweat at all though, despite also lifting quite large chunks of rubble.)

"You seem pretty strong. Are you a fighter?"

Sorry for the late reply! It's been a rough month

[pricklybloom]

With a grin, Amy gives him a two-fingered salute, and is about to get back to work when he speaks up, and she glances at him.

"Sort of? I mean, I've gotten into some fights, but that just kind of happens sometimes when you go on adventures."

same here, don't worry!

[nobraincell]

Oh, that's surprisingly relatable, actually. Chu Wenshan nods with slightly more enthusiasm than before. "Me too. Sometimes I might suddenly get challenged in the middle of lunch, or while visiting the doctor..."

He glances over at the messed-up trolley rails for a moment. "Maybe that's what happened here."

Cid Telamon | OTA

[levindicated]

[Cid comes round, cigar already lit after he listens to Jayce’s spiel and goes to do what he does best. ]

Alright, alright. Let’s get this thing working again.

[Cid surveys the trolley car, noting damage, picking things apart. He starts prying things off and making little piles of damaged bits.]

It’s really not so bad, right? So long as you mind your step, we could probably put it back on the tracks right now. A couple boards cross the bottom would probably be a good idea…

[hexcope]

Across the bottom of... the trolley?

[Is he getting this right?]

You want to patch the hole of a moving vehicle with some pieces of wood?