Things Human!Rocky has Done as a Bored Engineer
(Based off of things my dad has done as a bored engineer)
Manically built a foghorn from PVC pipe one day. Played with it for three minutes, ran back into his work shop, came back out with a couple more pieces and some painter's tape so he could change the tone and pitch at will. Laughed himself silly for ten minutes then got bored. No one knows where the horn is to this day
Got a high powered laser pointer and pointed it at the sky for awhile (making sure there was no planes or anything of course) to see if it would reflect off the low hanging clouds. When he got bored with that he got curious and pointed it at his chest hair. Singed off a couple pieces and was utterly stunned it hurt. Yes, there's a scar
Took apart a voice changer so he could install a new chip that was supposed to make him sound like a Dalek. It only kinda worked. Called it a rip off and no one has seen it since (probably got reused as parts for God knows what)
Was showing off his new golf club in the living room (it's a PHYSICS based sport, cut him some slack! ⦠and the golf carts are fun...) and over estimated his overhead swing. Put a huge dent in the ceiling. It's still there. He still gets bashful when asked about it
Has a WALL of rechargeable batteries
Absolutely adores kitchen gadgets. He's had a popcorn machine (stopped using it when he realized just how detailed cleaning it was), a cotton candy maker (it lost its charm after a week), ice shaver (doesn't know where it went but longs for it whenever it gets hot out), several bread makers (āthis time I'm ACTUALLY going to use it!ā doesn't), a soda stream (he just likes pushing the button), milk shake machine with three nozzles (see popcorn machine for why he stopped using it), and so so much more. His ultimate dream is the hot dog toaster but he's too scared he'll be disappointed to get it (but still stares at them longingly whenever he sees one)
Was gifted a mini claw machine for his birthday one year. Didn't like the grip strength so he adjusted it himself then got bored when he won every time (again, no one knows where it is now)
Turns off his brain by watching infomercials. Falls for them every time. Begged Adrian to let him buy an induction burner plate for MONTHS. They kept saying no and that he'd get bored with it. Rocky brings it up all the time, esp during nonsense arguments (āThis would have never happened if you let me get my induction burner plate!ā) or he'll just sit there when they're having dinner and go āInduction. Burner. Plate.ā with emphasis on each word, then go back to silently eating. Eventually got it. Cooked with it once. Got bored
Any mild inconvenience no matter what time of year āChristmas is ruined!ā