Avia Free (ms_miracle) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-11-12 20:11:00

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Help a Gal Out?
Avia was currently booked on a fairly length stay in Vegas (easy commute when you had a Mother Box), but was making regular trips back to Chicago to see Will. It was nice to have someone to come home too. Different than the way she used to fill her bed with an endless stream of partners. She'd tried loving everyone, but now she just wanted to love one man. Funny how life changed sometimes.

The Vegas shows were going well, but she was always creating new tricks. And right now, she had a pretty good budget to come up with a few more. She was no slouch in the technology department, but sometimes, there were engineering tricks she could use some help with.

So she Boomed herself to San Fran to go see Max.

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	semievilgenius 2013-11-12 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	For once Max wasn't in his lab, but in the garage. Granted the garage had more space for what he was testing. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-12 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Avia pressed the buzzer on the door to the Tower that would operate the building's comm system. "Hidey-ho, Titans! Is Maxy in?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-12 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Jumping Jesus!" He cursed in surprise! Muttering angrily to himslef, he turned the intercom on. "First off, it's either Max or Maximilian. Maxy is not an option? Second, what is it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Avia grinned broadly. "Got some problems I'm hoping you can help me with. Real egghead science stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"Aren't you supposed to be a member of a highly advanced race of alien gods? What pray tell would you need my help for?" he asked, curious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"One, yes I am, but two, that doesn't mean I know everything. Got a few tricks I need a second set of science eyes on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 12:19 am UTC (link)
	He pauses for a moment. "Okay I'm intrigued." He buzzes her in. "I'm down in the garage." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"Great, see you in a few." Avia was dressed in one of her usual, hard to take her seriously, flower child outfits as she walked into the garage. She had a satchel with her stuffed with what looked like blueprints. "Heya, Max." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Max raised an eyebrow at her ensemble. "Avia..you look like you just got back from Woodstock." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"Max, half my wardrobe looks like this. You're not just now noticing, are you?" Avia teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"No, but it's not as if we interact that much," he pointed out. "So what is it you want me to look at?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ms_miracle
2013-11-13 01:25 am UTC (link)

Avia spread some blueprints on a near-by table, showing what looked like a series of boxes sealed within each other.

"A more complicated locking mechanism to start with. I've got some good designs already, you can kinda see some of the smaller ones... but I'm getting too good at getting out of them. Do it too quick, and there's no trick to it. No trick to it, the audience gets bored."

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	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm." Max took some time to read over the blueprint thoroughly before speaking again. "Have you considered a back-up catch? Get through one and it sets off a secondary one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Avia studied the plans for a moment, then grinned. "By the swingin' spires of Super-Town, that's a great idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"..Super-Town? Isn't that the strip joint where the dancers dress like superheroes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"It's a city, the only city actually, on New Genesis," Avia said, fighting the urge to facepalm. "It's real name is Celestial City, but most of the younger gods call it Supertown." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"Gods calling their home Supertown? Sounds kind of pretentious." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-13 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Pretentious?" Avia asked. "Maybe, I guess. The name's just kinda stuck over the eons, I suppose." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-13 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Well if anyone could pull off calling their home that, it would be gods," Max conceded. He looks over the blueprint some more. "You've got more gears than you need. A couple bigger ones could operate several catches," he suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-14 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, where I come from, everything's kinda crazy named," Avia admitted. "At least by Earth standards." She looked where he was indicating. "I do? Damn. Getting sloppy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-14 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Not saying it doesn't do the job, but if you bigger ones than you can fit in a few extra springs and catches for the backup bands," Max explained. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-14 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Avia nodded. "That'd work," she agreed. She pointed to another spot in the blueprints. "Having some trouble with the timing circuit there. The countdown on the release mechanism is either too fast or too slow." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-14 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"How old's the wiring?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2013-11-14 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"A few years, I think. That part's from an older, retired trick. Like to keep some of that around for the older fans." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-11-14 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"My advice there is to check each wire. One of them may be on its last leg," Max explained. "If left alone it could cause a serious problem if you're still restrained." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)