I Can Fix It!

Felix Reilly Jr 39 // he/him Golden Boy

[menodoramoon]

New Work Orders || Golden Moon

[menodoramoon]

It's good that he's in a good mood! Menodora grins and jokes back, "no, I imagine not. Not when the residents are as an exciting cast as us."

She's glad that he's every bit as nice as she remembers, even if he knows her as Mena with the sunny disposition. She does remember Felix being a comfort to her and them sharing a visit or two. And if she didn't host, it was her bringing a dessert down to the lobby to be given to him by reception.

Still, with her memories returned and her fully informed, she sincerely hopes that her affection is not misplaced. The truth of the matter was that Felix's brother had poisoned her and Menodora wasn't entirely sure of Felix's awareness of the situation. Was his being kind to her a favor for the trouble of it all? Or was he genuinely just that nice?

It's not as if she could ask. That draws on another person to Mjaunie's dilemma, and she'd rather not do that to Felix if he was earnest.

Until further notice, she supposes, he's innocent of all knowledge. That hope in mind, her friendliness continues.

"As for myself, I'm doing alright," Besides the political mutiny and lives being on the line, of course. "And my unit is as well, for the most part. A little bit of a draft with the window lately, but I'm a light sorceress. Cold doesn't bother me much."

She smiles sweetly. And, really, she never put in a work order for it. It didn't need to be addressed at all. Menodora barely thinks anything of it when she says it so she just moves on.

"I've been baking far too much these days, but that's how I've always been." She pauses, wondering just how much like Mena she sounds now. "Actually, you wouldn't by chance be free for a moment, would you? It just so happens I got carried away again and have a few too many tarts needing to be eaten again."

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[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

A draft? Oh, no ma'am! Not on his watch! Light sorceress or not, he would not have anyone in his building going cold!

He was about to invite himself in to take a look, but then she sweetened the deal - literally - with the mention of baked treats. "Mena, you know I never say no to your baking," he said playfully. "How about I take a look at that drafty window while you make us a cuppa, and then we can enjoy some tarts together?"

He had plenty of time to get to that broken vent after. Besides, being too hot was far less dangerous than being too cold at this time of year.

@menodoramoon

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Speed Dating! 2026

Felix goes to speed dating and does not do any dating lol ft. Linnet Beau Blue, Milo Young-Seville, and Audrey Rocio Ramirez Takes place on Feb 7th, 2026

READ HERE!

@euterpe-of-hesiod, @plutothe-pup, @audrey-auto-motive

[menodoramoon]

New Work Orders || Golden Moon

[menodoramoon]

The last time Moon had spoken to Felix, it was about the broken window. She'd been Mena then, and Felix had come by to see how it was holding up after a particularly nasty summer storm. Mena had smiled nervously because she was aware of the break in, even if the memory was a little bit fuzzy.

Now, though, she knows who Felix is and the entire context of it all and his extra concern for her well-being had been... well... sweet.

She supposes she should be worried that Felix would find out she was part of trashing Oswald's apartment -- 'sorry, not sorry,' as the kids say -- but she didn't suspect Oswald would rat on her for that, given... the context.

It's that assuredness that has her saying hello rather cheerfully when she's passing him in the hallway on Floor Two, her coming back to her flat, Felix with a toolbox in hand.

"You look busy. Lots of work orders today?"

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Felix loved the second floor of Castle Suites. Mostly because it was like living in his own reality TV show! According to the gossip -- and Mary was a very reliable source -- everyone on the floor was hooking up with each other or fighting with each other at basically all times.

They were just as big of a mess as he was, and there was comfort in that.

He was on his way to fix a broken vent in 2H when Mena stopped him. She was an angel, and he always enjoyed stopping and talking with her whenever they ran into each other in the halls. Plus, she usually had fresh pie! Felix had gladly offered to be her taste-tester and had to start going to extra Zumba classes just to keep from having to buy bigger pants.

(Being in her empty apartment for too long made his eye twitch, but he couldn't exactly beg the woman to let him decorate her home. Some people just... liked bare walls! Totally normal! Totally did not make his skin crawl.)

"Aren't there always?" he joked, smiling. "Never a dull shift, that's for sure! How about you, Mena? Everything alright in your unit? You're staying nice and warm in this cold weather, I hope!"

@menodoramoon

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[roux-clochard]

Roux did not have anything in particular against decorating. He just did not really have the inclination to put up a tree in his apartment, which would have to be a tiny one anyway since he did not have all that much space. Besides, decorating was something to do if you were planning on hanging around for a while, which he still did not really have plans to do.

"You're welcome. Like I said, it looks good, so even if it is your job, you're really gettin' into it!" He definitely would not be that dedicated if he had to decorate for a job. "Nah, I don' think I'll be doin' any decoratin'. I'm not really dat much o' a festive guy. I don' mind seein' all de nice decoratin' work dat people like you do, but I don' really got de urge t' do it myself. 'Specially not in de tiny li'l place I'm currently livin' in."

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

No urge to decorate!? Okay, Felix could understand that not everyone had the love for interior design like he did, but no urge at all to decorate for the season!? That was one of the best parts!

Felix hadn't gone as all out this year as he usually did, but that was mostly because he'd had to start from scratch with his collection of seasonal decor. He'd gotten most of it in the divorce, but... well, there were too many memories now. He'd kept the most sentimental items and donated everything else, and had started from scratch in his new apartment.

Thank goodness Castle Suites offered rentable storage!

"That's okay!" Felix said, shoving his own personal thoughts of how okay it was not to the side. He wasn't going to insult this nice man to his face! "Everyone celebrates in their own way! My ma is a holiday baker more than a decorator, so she let my father and I handle decorating while she and my brother baked." It was one of the few times Patricia and Ralph had gotten along.

@roux-clochard

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[trackedbymaximus]

Maximus also typically took compliance like this seriously. If someone fell and got injured, it was a problem not only for them, but the building, the residents, and a number of other people spiraling outward from there. Rules like that existed for a reason.

But since he was still standing here spotting Felix and it was only one light...well. It would be fine. He would deal with it.

"All right. Catch." Carefully, Maximus tossed up the light bulb, aiming it so that it would land as close as possible to Felix's hands. He might have been a footballer, but he had a good throwing arm and a good eye anyway.

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

It was a beautiful throw! Felix easily caught it without having to lean away from his perch, which meant the whole thing was safer than safe!

"Great throw!" Felix complimented with a wide smile. "Thank you, Sheriff!" He gave the other man a quick bob of his head. "I won't keep you any longer, I'm sure you're excited to get home. There's hot cocoa by the coffee bar and Mary made fresh cookies this morning!" Mary was one of the building managers that worked under Gene, and she was a gem of a woman. Always with a baked treat in hand and the latest gossip on her lips. On the slow days, the two would sit in the office and chatter for hours!

Of course, she was always trying to get gossip out of him, too, so Felix had to be careful about what he said around Mary. She was in a wine club with several of his mother's friends, so every time Patricia asked him about something he hadn't mentioned to her, the odds were good that Mary was the one she got it from.

@trackedbymaximus

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[mighty-mitte]

Aha, sounded like a local. Always interesting- less good for long cons, especially since she was going to be around for the forseeable- the kind of stories to be dug up. Mitte thought her being a mermaids lover on the sinking titanic was a wild enough thing, but she'd been topped plenty.

Torn down family homes weren't anything to write home about, admittedly, but at least it told her he like to chat. Mitte stuck her hands back in her pockets and rocked back on her heels to watch him, "few years now. Long enough to see a few places come and go, not long enough to find local happenings run of the mill." Some people woke up from those dreams and could just shrug their shoulders and carry on- she hadn't mastered that yet, always dwelled for a few days. "Reckon I'll be here a while though, got a lot going on for such a small place to keep a lady entertained."

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[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Felix laughed again as he screwed in the bulb. "Hang around long enough and being anywhere without those happenings will feel strange," he promised, grinning.

He had been too busy when they first moved to thinking about it too much, but moving to someplace as mundane as Colchester had been a very strange experience. The world hadn't felt fully alive the way it had in Swynlake - like it was missing something vital. Felix hadn't thought the lack of magic would bother him, being as Mundane as they came, but he'd still felt it. Being back home felt like being back in a world full of color.

"I'm glad you're enjoying it! Swynlake really is a lovely place if you've got the nerves for it. Especially in the winter!" He unscrewed the next dead bulb and quickly replaced it while he talked. "The winter fairies really outdid themselves this year!"

@mighty-mitte

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[banzai-bungu]

Banzai wanted the reaction. That’s what he wanted but he wasn’t getting it. Huffing under his breath he watched as Felix took another green bulb and brought it to life.

“So you can do all that?” Banzai said with some sharpness. “Still askin me for help?”

Shaking his head Banzai could only push his own annoyance back at the repair man. A true weaker target. “So you’re just lazy then. Alright man.”

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Something about being called 'lazy' nearly made Felix burst out laughing. That was certainly a new one! He'd never been accused of laziness in his life! In fact, he could remember quite a few mornings in his childhood where he had bustled a grumbling Ralph out so they could do their chores bright and early together, and his younger brother had practically begged him to give laziness a try. Just one morning of sleeping in 'til noon, just to try it out and give his poor brother a break!

But Felix had always been a man of action! He didn't like sitting idle for too long, and there was always something to be done! He just had to find those things.

So no, he was not 'just lazy then'. He did let out a brief chuckle at the accusation. "Sure thing," he said with a wave and a grin before reaching up for the other nearby burnt bulb. This one he did have the proper color for. "Sorry to be a bother! You can head on in out of the cold now, if you like! There's hot cocoa fixin's by the coffee bar in the lobby."

AKA 'Please leave'.

@banzai-bungu

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[roux-clochard]

He did not really hate heights that much, since he had done his share of climbing when pulling off heists. Roux just had not been too keen on the possibility of having to climb up and work on some lights. Thankfully, the guy just needed something picked up off the ground. That at least he could do.

"Ah, yeah, I see de spot," he said, glancing down at the bulb-shaped hole in the snow. Reaching down, he plucked the bulb out of the snow, gave it a quick wipe-off on his jacket, then reached up to hand it up to the guy. "Dere you go, mon frere. De lights are lookin' good. You got some good decoratin' skills. Can't say it'd look dat good if I was tryin' t' do de same thing."

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[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Felix took two steps down the ladder, wincing as his knee twinged, until he was close enough to reach down and grab the bulb himself. It was cold from sitting in the snow, but looked to be in tact! That was the most important part.

"Thank you kindly!" he said with a grin, getting back to the top of the ladder and screwing the bulb in. The man kept talking, which was a pleasant surprise, and Felix offered him a grin as soon as the bulb was glowing. "Aw, shucks! Just doin' my job. But hey! You never know what you're capable until you try! Are you planning to decorate for the season?"

It was a fairly safe question! Plenty of holidays and celebrations going on this time of year. Not all of which required strings of fiddly lights.

@roux-clochard

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[trackedbymaximus]

There was a part of Maximus that wanted to take the out he'd just been offered. Wave at his neighbor, continue inside, and settle in for his usual take out dinner on his couch. It wasn't an exciting evening, but it was the one he'd planned on.

He could almost feel his parents glowering at him for even considering it. Seeing the quick wince on Felix's face decided it.

"I've got a couple minutes before I have to worry about that. Give me a moment." Adjusting his bag, he could see the place where the lightbulb had hit the snow and quickly dug it out.

"Do you want me to toss it up to you, or should I climb up? Easier than you climbing all the way back down."

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Oh thank god.

Felix didn't bother trying to hide the genuine relief on his face. "Tossing it up is fine!" he answered, already holding one hand out. "I won't tell the HSE if you won't."

Let the record show that Felix usually took HSE compliance very very seriously! He could fix most inanimate objects, but his hammer didn't work on people! If someone fell off a ladder or wasn't wearing the proper protective gear, things could get very dangerous very fast! But he'd always enforced it more when it came to other people.

Do as he said, not as he did, you know?

@trackedbymaximus

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[mighty-mitte]

Hey, who was Mitte if she wouldn't help out a fellow citizen, right? A cute fellow citizen, to boot. She digs around a little before she finds it, and debates the most sensible way to get it back to him. Would it be less impressive to climb the ladder or throw it up to him? Funny, over the last few years she's begun to forget what a normal human feat feels like.

"Can you catch good?" She decided to ask, tossing the bulb a little way up and catching it back in her palm as it started to drop, "I've got a good arm, and the snow is decent enough to cushion its fall." She pretends to squint at the bulb to make sure it isn't damaged. She was actually better at kicking a ball than throwing it herself, but her sight had to be sharp enough to make this easy.

He makes the catch though, and she gives him a little good natured round of applause as he sets back to work, "don't think I've ever caught you stringing up the Christmas lights before," Mitte hums, "you do it every year?"

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[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

At her question, Felix quickly wrapped one hand more securely around the ladder so he could hold his other hand out. "Do your worst!" he said with a grin, feeling a wave of familiar anticipation. While he usually tried to discourage it due to safety regulations, his old crew would throw bits around worksites all the time! He'd gotten rather good at catching sharp or fiddliy objects, usually while still lecturing the person who threw it.

But they weren't on a job site, so he kept his mouth shut and stretched his arm out. He held the bulb up victoriously, letting out a short laugh as she applauded him.

A part of him expected her to carry on walking, but was pleasantly surprised when she struck up conversation instead. He welcomed it gladly. "It's my first year doing it for Castle Suites," he said, not looking away from his work even as he talked. "Just got hired on this year! But I used to do it at my last house every year, and the family home before that! It actually was on the same corner." He gestured towards where the old block had been before it was expanded on. "This used to be more family homes before they got torn down."

Felix had known about the demolition as soon as it had been announced, learning about it from his mother -- who had heard it through the grapvine -- during a family dinner. He'd had time to make peace with it, though the thought still made a par tof him twinge with what might have been homesickness.

It was weird, living on the block you grew up on but never being able to go home again. He wondered for a moment how Ralph felt about it.

"What about you?" he asked. "Been in town long?"

@mighty-mitte

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[banzai-bungu]

Just trying to do my job.

Banzai rolled his eyes and mocked Felix with a few muffled mouth movements. Fuck out of here with the fake ass cheer.

Banzai practically snarled as he looked again at the displaced snow. Would be shame for him to…smash it.

“Nah man I think it looks great without it.” He laughed. Felix needed some adversity in his life. Banzai took his green and black J and stepped where the bulb was in the snow.

Like a spoiled toddler he smashed it under his weight and looked up to Felix with a mocking green.

“No need to worry about the bulb now.”

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Felix knew the moment he had said something that he should have kept his mouth shut. There was a hard, mean look in Banzai's eyes, and while Felix tried to believe in the best in people, he also knew exactly how cruel they could be. Had seen it first hand for himself many times.

(One only needed to look at how his last relationship ended for one example.)

When Banzai raised his foot, Felix took a sharp breath before wiping his expression completely clear. When the rude tenant looked up, he wouldn't be getting the reaction he desired. No, Felix would stay just as kind and polite as before. At least externally.

Internally, he moved Banzai right down to the very bottom of his priority list of tenent repairs and made a mental note to mention him to Gene. A subtle push to get him on the apartment supervisior's watch list.

"No worries at all," he said, grabbing the dead green bulb he'd already unscrewed and holding it up with a sunny smile, sweet enough it made his teeth ache. He screwed the bulb in and when it stayed dim, he pulled his hammer from its holster on his belt and gave it a gentle tap.

There was only about a 50/50 chance this would work, but Felix would try out of polite spite if nothing else.

The bulb flickered to life, a bright, cheery green, and Felix's smile grew into a satisfied grin. He waved his hammer down at Banzai. "All taken care of!"

He'd have to properly replace it later -- his hammer couldn't permenantly revive a dead bulb -- but it would be enough to annoy the man below.

@banzai-bungu

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[trackedbymaximus]

Maximus was tired. It was his standard emotion these days, so it wasn't saying anything new, but he felt it anyway. The Christmas season brought the tourists flooding back in which meant a spate of petty crimes on top of the larger open cases they were still trying to solve.

His bag was full of his notes he planned to go over that night after Shera had kicked him out and told him to go home. Well, she'd told him to do more than that, but going home and getting food was the actionable item.

He was getting close to home and relaxing when he saw the ladder. He had only had enough time for half a prayer not to be called on before it was obvious his prayer was going to be ignored.

"What do you need?"

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Whoops. It was obvious by the tension in his shoulders that Felix had probably caught Maximus on his way home from a long shift, which was the last thing he wanted to do! The poor man worked so hard to keep Swynlake safe -- by no means an easy task!

He deserved at least a commute free from interuption.

Felix had bungled that up for the man, and he smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Sheriff. Just dropped one of my replacement bulbs. I can climb down and get it myself, though!"

Felix began to go down the ladder but only got a few steps down before a twinge in his knee pulled him up short. Climbing up ladders, he was fine! It was the going down that made his knees act up. He may have chronic baby face, but Felix had the bad knees of someone at least twice his age.

He quickly smoothed out the grimace on his face, waving the Sheriff on. "Best get inside before the frost fairies fly by with a chill!"

@trackedbymaximus

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[roux-clochard]

Christmas was typically one of Roux's favorite times of year. Not because he himself ever felt extremely festive, but because it was always a time when people got too distracted by other things and thus allowed for him to filch more than his usual share of ill-gotten gains. But now that he had been hanging around Swynlake for a year, he knew it would not be such a good idea to get too cavalier with pick pocketing lest anyone get too suspicious.

That did not mean he had to completely refrain from any thievery, of course. He would just have to find a good opportunity. Which was not currently presenting itself, being as there was no one else around. Thus when he heard a voice from above, Roux started a bit, half wondering if the Almighty was judging him for having such thoughts. But no, it was just a guy high up on a ladder, looking to be working on some Christmas lights.

"Ah, bonjour!" he called back, "Havin' fun up dere? Can't say I'm all dat good wit' heights though, so if you need me t' come up dere too, think I'm gonna hafta pass."

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Oh, a new face! Felix was so used to American accents in Swynlake -- his own mother had a thick Georgia accent, after all -- that he didn't even blink, just smiled and chuckled. "No, no, no climbing required," he reassured. "Just need something passed up! My only green replacement bulb rolled right off my ladder and into the snow."

He pointed down at the spot, still obvious in the fresh, picturesque snow that Swynlake seemed to have all winter. "If you could just pass that on up, I'd greatly appreciate it!"

@roux-clochard

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[yourconscience-jiminy]

Jim was only walking to Hatter's for a quick coffee break. Ian had graduated up from coffee lackey to paper filer, so his stiff cappuccino was all his to retrieve.

It felt like miles away he was being called from. He craned his neck to find the voice.

Oh. Felix Jr.

Jiminy waved back up and cupped his mouth to call out, "What do you need? Lights look good!" He threw a thumbs up.

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[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Felix smiled wide at the compliment, waving back down at Jim. "Thanks! Now if they could all just stay lit, that would be a a real Christmas Miracle!"

Maybe if he said it out loud enough times, Swynlake would pick up on it and keep them lit like he asked. Though it was just as likely that the lights would stay lit for years, even when unplugged, and that felt like a storage nightmare. He'd already had a hard enough time untangling everything this year!

"I managed to drop one of my replacement bulbs in the snow," Felix admitted. "Could you pass it up to me? It's right there by the foot of the ladder. There's a hole in the snow and everything -- can't miss it!"

@yourconscience-jiminy

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[mighty-mitte]

Mitte had sort of dreaded winter for the last few years; less people on the streets, cold enough to be a threat, darkness that stretched out for enough to spook even her some nights. But not anymore. Kind of a new lease on life, in an ironic way. She felt freer every time people stopped leaving their houses without coats and hats.

It was a bit annoying to have to wear them herself, but by now she'd figured out leather gloves with silky linings were more comfortable on her senses than the cotton kind, and the right kind of earmuffs hardly muffled her superior hearing.

She was pretty sure she'd actually heard the whiz and thump of something falling into the snow, but hadn't really considered it her problem until someone had called out to her. She squinted up at him, quirking a brow at him up a ladder alone, in the snow. "You drop something, pal?" She guessed, "see where it went?"

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

"Sure did," Felix admitted with a sheepish laugh. "Dropped my last green replacement bulb! It's there in the snow to the right of my ladder." He pointed in the right direction, even though he was too far away for it to be really helpful. "Right in the hole in the snow."

"Could you do me a kindness and pass it up to me? I'd greatly appreciate it!"

He didn't recognize her, but she moved with too much confidence to be a tourist. She must have moved here after he left.

@mighty-mitte

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Festive Follies 🔨 OPEN

[banzai-bungu]

Banzai looked up and due to his self centered attitude he was immediately annoyed. There was zero recollection of Felix or anyone else for that matter on the street. Banzai simply didn’t care what anyone else was doing.

Already not a fan of whatever festive bullshit his neighbor was up to Banzai looked between Felix and the clearly notable hole in the snow where a light must have fallen.

Banzai wanted to smash it. Hard with a stop of his sneaker.

He didn’t though…instead he scoffed and sucked at the back of his front teeth. “Felix why don’t you just give it a rest already with this holiday cheer bullshit man!”

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Oh great, this guy.

Felix mentally rolled his eyes, bemoaning his increasing bad luck. Banzai was one of his tenants that constantly seemed to have a bee in his bonnet, and had apparently decided that it had to be everyone else's problem too. Felix was a firm believer in granting even the grouchiest of people grace -- you never knew what was going on in their lives, after all! -- but even his patience wore down!

He only had so much sympathy to spare when the guy seemed determined to antagonize him specifically just for doing his job!

Of course, he didn't let any of that annoyance show on his face. Instead he offered Banzai a sheepish smile.

"It's a requirement for all of the buildings downtown," he explained again, keeping his voice light and full of cheer. "Just trying to do my job!"

He pointed to the hole in the snow. "If you would be so kind as to hand up that bulb I dropped, I promise I'll be out of the way in no time!"

Please don't break my bulb.

@banzai-bungu

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

Paper Route 🔨 Bugtrap

[oswaldxmarks]

What the fuck was he doing.

Be neighborly, you said. It’ll look good. And now we’re stuck with this fuckin’ cake pop for who knows how long.

What does that even mean? Don't-- It feels wrong for you to call him that, Oswald tried to hush the demon that was stewing in the bottom of his stomach. It felt like a cramp. He was clearly annoyed. This is what being a public servant is; you’re the one who thought that was a good idea.

He flashed a grin in return as Felix looked his way. He’d just talked to him in the hall, he didn’t think they’d be wandering the streets putting up flyers together.

“Oh, yeah, that path sounds good,” Oz didn’t care. “Thanks again for helping with this. You really didn’t have to come do all this with me.”

@felix-fixit-reillyjr

[felix-fixit-reillyjr]

"It's no problem at all!" Felix said, smiling. "Anything I can do to lend a hand!"

Honestly, Oz could have asked for anything and Felix would have done it as long as it meant getting out of Castle Suites on something other than an errand for himself. His transition back to town hadn't been quite as seamless as he'd hoped; lots of folks he'd used to know had moved out of Swynlake or simply moved on. Most of the people still left that had time for him were his parents' friends, and being around them for too long felt weird. Like they were observing him, and would be giving Patricia and Felix Senior a full report as soon as he left.

(In fact, he knew they were, because his mom kept bringing things up in their calls that he knew for a fact he hadn't told her. Not that he was keeping anything from her intentionally, of course!!! It just... well, conversation was a little awkward right now.)

So getting out and getting involved with his town again felt like a huge step in the right direction! Of all of the candidates, he'd known Isaac the longest, but he was excited to hear everyone out! And well, Oz lived in his building! There was a certain comradery in that, at least to Felix.

Felix turned left and started walking through the snow towards the campus, whistling as he walked. He looked over at Oz, smiling. "So where'd you get the idea for an arcade event, anyways?" he asked curiously.

@oswaldxmarks