id: viktor / text / warden filter

[grindset]

Hello.

Assuming I have used the filtering function correctly, if you are reading this, or otherwise interpreting this content by some alternative means, consider your opinion solicited in regards to the following:


1. The "Destroy-It! 4000" has been reassembled without incident, but remains necessarily out of service until its functionality can be tested safely.

Those of you who do not wish to risk experiencing uncontrolled decompression in the depths of space should agree it would be unwise to perform any such tests aboard ship. I would greatly appreciate any assistance in making arrangements for next landfall, if at all possible.

In the meantime, a factory-fresh unit should be arriving imminently. Please do not blow this one up without me.


2. Now that the "Destroy-It! 4000" project is nearly wrapped, I intend to move on to familiarizing myself with the ATVs, the process of which may be summarized as cracking one open and examining its insides. This part is not open to discussion: I am doing it.

The negotiable part: I would like Rhys to accompany me to these sessions.


3. I have been studying the autonomous cleaning machines and am now prepared to attempt repairs as needed. This will be an ongoing project; if any of you are interested in the process, feel free to inquire.

Should Rhys make it through ATV exploration without any regrettable incident, I will consider recruiting him to this task as well.

Also: I have salvaged enough components from various cleaning bots (as you like to call them) to attempt a full reconstruction. This will be a long-term project. I will be asking Ellie Williams to assist me. Opinions on this point are not required.


That is all for now.

Comments

j.barnes

[counterstep]

what are you doing, sending him into the tubes?

( ...viktor might not get that reference but whatever. )

as long as you think you can manage them both separately, i see no issue
thank you for trying to fix the destroy-it anyway

if you need any muscle let me know
i don't know much about tiny machines, but larger mechanics i can handle fairly well

[grindset]

Tubes?

[???]

Additional warden supervision, during the first session especially, would be appreciated - in all likelihood, I will be very distracted.
But please do not handle the mechanics, large or otherwise.

[counterstep]

a joke
don't worry about it

( the fact viktor assumes he'd mess around with things mindlessly doesn't feel great. )

sure i could supervise
and i'm also not an idiot but thanks for the vote of confidence

[grindset]

That was also a joke.
Worry about it as you see fit.

[Viktor being the mechanic, and all.]

If you are interested in the ATVs, you are welcome to participate.

[counterstep]

( wait until you see bucky's left arm. )

i fixed up a fishing boat with a friend over a few weeks
doubt it'd be harder than that
cars aren't half as complicated in my experience

( which is to say even without being a mechanic proper, clearly bucky has a propensity for it. )

[grindset]

A fully computerized vehicle with an electromagnetic engine(? I think?) and no visible steering column may prove to be somewhat more complicated than a fishing boat
But, in a way, you aren't wrong - the fundamentals are universal.
I am very much looking forward to gutting it.

[counterstep]

( his enthusiasm is awfully endearing. it's a good look for him. )

most ships and cars have several computers in them already, where i'm from

do you suppose the admiralty would honor a request for reapplying whatever we manage to learn?

[grindset]

Reapplying?
What are you suggesting?

[counterstep]

ship improvements can be costly
but if we could develop the improvements aboard our own ship, that would cut out a lot of the problem

we could create new rooms with different functions
develop more specialized spaces as we adapt to inmate needs in our specific tenure

maybe even build a kitchen for freshly cooked food

i understand grace quite likes to bake

[grindset]

[And here he was, hoping for let's build an entire-ass ATV from scratch—]

Archimedes has refused to release any schematic considered proprietary, even for study purposes, so I doubt we would be granted anything so ambitious as a renovation permit.
But - as they say - you miss every shot you don't take.

[counterstep]

( oh, that suggestion is still on its way. )

i can understand that
a lot of blackboxes face the same issues where i'm from too, but
if we could prove we know how to apply it appropriately, that we would put it to good use, it'd be wasteful for them to deny us

with the lengths you've already gone to, it shows propensity
maybe what they need is proof positive of our ability to apply this knowledge collaboratively
they have rehabilitation programs like that on earth
encouraging growth through productive collaboration

taking aki's concerns of our only having two vehicles, perhaps if we could produce another with raw materials
that could be the definitive proof we'd need

( see? patience is a virtue. )

[grindset]

Assuming that by 'raw materials' you mean machine parts,
that we will either get very lucky and find a heretofore unknown cache of parts waiting to be utilized, or else discover that the Navarch is, in secret, a proponent of theft and property damage in the name of mechanical cannibalization,
and that it will be possible to access any/all equipment required for ad hoc fabrication,
I like this idea.

[counterstep]

say we find those raw materials, from port or otherwise
nothing says we can't develop the equipment on our own

there are some manuals i've seen in the library about simple mechanics and computers
i'll add them to my study material
nothing proprietary but not all tools have to be

[grindset]

[There is a long break here before he responds. Minutes long.]

Are you absolutely certain that attempting to build machine tools from scratch is the best use of your time?

[counterstep]

( ... )

i don't think you realize how many subjects i've flagged as research material and that the topics aren't representative of how i apply myself daily

( like how he found this really interesting cook book but can't even cook on this damn ship, so he just reads a recipe every now and again for fun. )

[grindset]

Then what was it you meant to suggest?

[counterstep]

that maybe if the circumstances fit, i'll be more ready to help build something with you
i'm assuming you'd want actual help in proverbially building another atv, right?

[grindset]

[headache... forming...]

I am going to assume you are not intentionally trying to make it sound like building an ATV is now my plan, and that I am over here waiting for you to be prepared to assist me.

[counterstep]

lol
yeah no

[grindset]

I don't know what that is supposed to mean.

[He meant to ask Alice, but—]

[counterstep]

which?
lol?

just means i'm laughing

[grindset]

Are you?

[counterstep]

i did
briefly
yeah


you're not mad are you?

[grindset]

No.

[counterstep]

good

hit me up whenever you're ready to dissect the atv
aki's right though
maybe after next port?
idk why they didn't just give us 3
we have the space