[ isaac has taken the time to reign himself in. it's part of what leaves him quiet, not quite as anxious as he might have been months ago. maybe it's alayne. maybe it's the fact that he's too engrossed in a new set of armor (spartan wear gets old and fast). he hears alayne before he even has to acknowledge the tool and when he turns, there's a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
that's my girl is the sort of thing he'd say, but he keeps it to himself as he turns his eyes back to the situation at hand. ]
So we'll work... out from here...
[ he moves a bit more quickly now, finding bolts, remembering what seems to latch onto where (try that after, this will come before, that goes off later--it'll jam, don't want to bust it). he touches each one carefully--one, two... and so on before holding out his hand to alayne with a nod. this is the part that will be the most trying. the back is always delicate. whatever this piece is supposed to do, it's fastened in tightly and nestled securely into the suit. he sounds far off when he speaks again. ]
Anything I need to know about this piece?
[ spinal equipment is... fragile and even that doesn't quite cover it. so he hefts the ratchet a bit more carefully in his hand and applies it to the top bolt first.
he doesn't turn it just yet, instead nodding alayne over close. extra hands at a moment's notice. he holds the position. ]
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that's my girl is the sort of thing he'd say, but he keeps it to himself as he turns his eyes back to the situation at hand. ]
So we'll work... out from here...
[ he moves a bit more quickly now, finding bolts, remembering what seems to latch onto where (try that after, this will come before, that goes off later--it'll jam, don't want to bust it). he touches each one carefully--one, two... and so on before holding out his hand to alayne with a nod. this is the part that will be the most trying. the back is always delicate. whatever this piece is supposed to do, it's fastened in tightly and nestled securely into the suit. he sounds far off when he speaks again. ]
Anything I need to know about this piece?
[ spinal equipment is... fragile and even that doesn't quite cover it. so he hefts the ratchet a bit more carefully in his hand and applies it to the top bolt first.
he doesn't turn it just yet, instead nodding alayne over close. extra hands at a moment's notice. he holds the position. ]
'Fore I start.