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— she's just overthinking things. . . )

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( She won't be rude and stare at it any longer, choosing to shift her attention back to Luna herself. Hand withdrawing after the handshake. Sitting up a little more at the question. ) Uhh, yeah, actually, I do. You a big car person too, Luna?

( Odd question to ask all of the sudden, but maybe —

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— had been right. Stumbling back and landing on the ground. Shit. ) Uhh, no. . . Not usually. But I saw the symbol right there. It looks similar to one I’ve seen.

( Wrench still pointed at Hot Shot, as if it’d do much good if a fight came out of this. )

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( That warning didn’t seem all that threatening so of course she didn’t scram because of it. Step taken back, watching his tires ground into the pavement, about to poke him again with the wrench. . . Only to fall short of doing so when he talks.

Well, the feeling in her gut about this jeep —

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— interesting. . . )

Yeah, it is. Big hobby of mine, fixing stuff. I’m Charlie. ( VHS placed down carefully to offer a hand to shake. )

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Don’t worry about it. Just wasn’t expecting anyone else to be out here right now, I guess.

( Shrugging and leaning forward a little, stretching her hand out more so Luna can have an easier look. Noticing her metal arm, eyes locked on and studying it for a moment longer then she intended, —

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— windshield wiper fluid to her shirt. Great, thanks. Tapping the wrench against his fender again. )

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( She doesn't know of Hot Shot or his affiliation in the Wreckers or even the rarity of finding one of them on the mainland. Just knows she mightttt wanna keep her eyes open. Squinting at the suspicious jeep. . .

She was about to move to go and investigate more but there came the spritz of —

— show it. ) Busted but fixing it's coming along smoothly.

( Chalking up Luna's head tilt to being no more then curiosity. Absolutely oblivious. )

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( Like Luna, Charlie hadn't noticed the other standing on the fire escape nearby, not until she'd spoken. Jumping slightly, turning to glance at her. Blinking a couple times, idly bouncing her leg up and down along to the music. )

Oh, uh. This old thing. ( Holding up the VHS in one hand to —

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— nearby. Oh, a definite reason. )

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— no destination in mind, music faintly playing in her ears. Stepping along across a grassy field in the middle of a park, before she's coming to a halt. Looking up and around her. Nobody else around. . . Strange.

But maybe there was a reason for that. Attention snapping to the giant cheetah —

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( Another peaceful-seeming day laying in wait ahead of her, seemed perfect for taking a walk, while the temperatures remained in a semi-decent range. Not overly hot. Grabbing her walkman and heading out.

Not very long before she's been walking for a little white, —

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— floors up but that was probably partially her fault, feeling too stubborn to ask for help. Having just finished pulling a box up and returned back downstairs, she's taking a seat on the last step, just for a quick break before she gets back to work. Whew. )

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[ @baneofatlas.bsky.social ]

( One pretty uneventful afternoon for Charlie, going back and forth, up and down the apartment stairs and attempting to haul boxes of spare parts and tool she'd managed to get her hands on earlier on in the day. An annoying task, given that her place was a few —

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mine's expshyra!

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mostly gonna be lurking on the tl, also ended up making a disc you guys can catch me on (expshyra)

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I also don't know what's going on, can someone give me context in dms?

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— seemed different from the one she saw on Bee but still bore a close resemblance.

Climbing down, wrench in hand, quick to approach Hot Shot. Tiny poke with the tool. )

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( Although Charlie’s focus had been turned towards keeping an eye out for a porsche lurking around, it didn’t mean she was going to ignore any other vehicles that seemed completely of place. Especially not one with a slightly familiar brand on the front of it, —

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— but her concerns were more on the metal figure (Jazz) she’d caught a glimpse of the other day, more so then on introductions.

She was also in the middle of tinkering with a busted VHS player, going back and forth between humming and cursing under her breath in frustration. ) Come on. . .

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( Currently sitting on the fire escape, right by the open window to her apartment, walkman in hand, playing The Smiths on low volume. She hasn’t quite gotten around to meeting the rest of those who lived in the complex or were often around, aside from Hilda —

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— returning to whatever she’d been doing before. )