#ascenditincaelo

[freelanceengineer]

Cid gives a small shrug. "Hell if I know. I ain't no engineer." Taking a long draw from the cigarette, he settles tired eyes on Jude. "Listen kid, I'm at my wits end here. Engineers don't grow on trees and I need my baby back in the air. Take a look at 'er, see what you can make of it. I'll pay you well."

Jude nods his head and looks up at Cid. "Alright, I'll give it a shot." He brushes past Cid, heading towards his lab. "Tell me what happened? I'll need to know what all to bring with me. Hate to bring a hammer when what I really needed a wrench." Jude leads their way, pushing the door to his lab open and grabbing his tool bag before looking around, trying to decide what to bring with him for his preliminary inspection.

[freelanceengineer]

Chewing on the cigarette, Cid folded his arms over his chest before turning to the young engineer. The pilot was brash by nature, but it was mainly because his airship had been down for two weeks, and that was a problem. "Automatons? Shit, kid. An airship should be a cinch for you then. A bit larger in scale, sure."

Swatting away some cigarette smoke, Jude frowns. "An airship?" He repeats, hand coming up to tug at his hair. "That.. That would be a bit different from an Automaton... What with having to make sure it flies properly..." He exhales, chewing the inside of his cheek as he thinks. An eyebrow quirks and he tilts his head. An airship would be a challenge. Definitely something different than what he was used to.

"Do you have any idea what is wrong with it?"

[freelanceengineer]

Reaching out, he shook the engineer's hand. "Mister nuthin' kid. If I hear you call me Mister anything, I will beat you so hard ya teeth will fall out. Just call me Cid." And with that, he let himself in, a trail of smoke from the cigarette following behind him. "I need an engineer. What have you worked on?"

Jude is taken aback by the brashness of the man before him. He steps to the side, watching the other step into his flat uninvited, though, Jude would have invited him inside soon soon enough. "Nice to meet you, Cid." He murmurs with a sigh before closing the door and turning to him. "I work mainly on computers, that is my specialty... Though, I have been known to tinker around with Automatons."

[freelanceengineer]

Damn. He hadn't been expecting the engineer to be so young. As long as he could get the job done, Cid supposed that didn't matter in the end. So young and so pretty. If Cid did end up hiring him he would never hear the end of it. "Jude Ellis?"

"Yes, that is me." His smile widens and he sticks his hand out. "Please to meet you, Mr....." He trails off, having not caught the man's name yet.

[freelanceengineer]

It had taken the pilot more time than he cared to admit in trying to find a new engineer after his last one unexpectedly took a dive off the side of the airship. Hopefully this Jude Ellis didn't enjoy whiskey as much as the last. Chewing on the cigarette in his mouth, the rough pilot knocked on the door.

Jude looks up, frowning slightly when he hears the knock. He hadn't been expecting anyone... but then again, when did anyone expected stop by here? Being a freelancer, his life was full of the unexpected. He pushed away from his desk in his makeshift lab and quickly made his way to the front door, smiling as he opened it. "Hello!"

[ascendit-in-caelo]

"There is way too much porn of me out there. What the fuck is wrong with you people!?"