8 Howls: [Accidental Video]

[coyote_walking]

There is the clanking of metal, a few mechanics' 'power words', and a pair of feet sticking out from underneath some sort of metal... thing. After some time Mercy appears from underneath what will hopefully one day be a VW, cleaning her hands off on a dirty cloth tucked in her back pocket.

Oh, you're going to be a beauty one day. Yes, you are. And don't be intimidated by the Jag over there. It never got half as much love, blood, sweat, and tears put into it as you will.

Comments

voice

[protect-them.livejournal.com]

... don't let Kyle hear you saying that.

Re: voice

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Kyle pays people to take care of his Jag. It's not the same and he knows it!

voice

[protect-them.livejournal.com]

It's still his baby.

Re: voice

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

It is, indeed.

But there's something special about a car you've put together yourself. All the sweat and swearing and tears and love...

voice

[protect-them.livejournal.com]

That's the truth.

How've you been?

Re: voice

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

I'm good.

There's been a little less tension in the house, which is good. The smell of it was overwhelming. Made me want to run away all the time.

How are you?

voice

[protect-them.livejournal.com]

Boys didn't behave while I was gone?

Home... wasn't so good.

Re: voice

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

The boys... had some misunderstandings, I think.

I'm sorry, Gwen. Anything I can do to help?

Re: voice

[protect-them.livejournal.com]

Ironed out, I hope. It's... important.

I wish, but no. Things still weren't done when I got back... I have no idea what's going on.

[coffeenspeed.livejournal.com]

Oh she's going to be really beautiful.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

She is, isn't she?

[ooc: Mercy's more thinking of his Jag back home. ;)]

[coffeenspeed.livejournal.com]

Did you get all the original parts or are you improvising?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Kyle somehow got a whole bunch of original parts for me, but there's a lot missing. It'll be a long time before she's more than just a pile of parts.

[ooc: Aw... if Mercy dared venture into Ianto's kitchen there would probably be brownies and cookies.]

[coffeenspeed.livejournal.com]

How much do you think working with parts that aren't original would hurt the car?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Depends on the parts, I guess.

[coffeenspeed.livejournal.com]

I'm working on this one car that have really expensive parts and I was wondering about replacing some with not-originals... The outside needs to be original, but maybe I could fiddle with the smaller systems...

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

As long as they're good quality and work with the originals you should be okay. Just, you know, don't put a left-handed engine in a right-handed car.

Unless you want them to only be able to go 10 MPH or so in forward and about 100 in reverse if they use all the gears!

[justashow.livejournal.com]

...'lo?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Hello?

[justashow.livejournal.com]

Who're you?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

My name is Mercedes. Or Mercy. You're up pretty late, aren't you?

[justashow.livejournal.com]

I know, I was sleeping. My house went away.

How come yer on t.v.?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Your house went away? Where are you?

I'm... well, I'm on the Network. Sometimes you end up kind of on tv.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

I dunno. It's dark.

What's a Network?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Want me to come find you? You should at least have a warm bed to sleep in.

That... is a complicated question. I think the easiest way to explain it is that it's like a really fancy telephone.