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sora ([personal profile] dualikey) wrote in [community profile] networkinthenight2019-07-09 08:01 pm

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hi guys! uhhhh i hope i'm doing this right

my name's sora and some friends and me are trying to build a boat!


we finished a raft first cause it was easier, but i've only seen hand tools laying around so getting the wood and shaping it and stuff sure is taking awhile. we've made a couple before so even though we don't have anything fancy it'll probably just take a few days, but it'd sure go a lot faster with help.

and maybe sandpaper, i only found a little bit.

anyway, is anyone else used to building stuff?
even if you just wanna help out that'd be great! i guess i don't really have a way to pay you or anything, but i'll let you name the boat! that's fair, right? or if we get lots of help we could probably make more than one.

a skiff should be just enough to get around and i figure to hold 2 people it'd have to be like..... 8 feet long, and for 3 maybe at least 12. it's gonna take awhile though! even with my dad and all his stuff back home it was almost 3 whole weeks. i kinda figured if we got lots of hands that we could make up for not having any of the special gadgets. like i heard you can sand wood down by just using rocks inside a shirt! i already have lots of blisters


oh! and riku said it'd be cool to see if anybody knows how to uhhh what was it

make a lens? so we could use
a torch as a spotlight?

i think that part'll be a little further off



[local islander seeks diy enthusiasts and carpenters of dubious skills to build boat and possibly create tiny fleet. he also enjoys long walks on the beach and cakes with fruit inside, not to be confused with fruitcake.]
originallutece: don't tell anyone but i'm kinda into this whole cyndi lauper business (talk; shit that's mildly catchy)

[personal profile] originallutece 2019-07-09 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Not particularly a boat, but I built all my machines in my laboratory. If it's substitute tools you're looking for, I may be able to help you there.
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[personal profile] originallutece 2019-07-09 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
A drill may be a pipe dream for now, but saws and hammers are doable. Especially the latter.

Nails and screws . . . I suppose we can ask Rastus.

Now. If I help you with this . . . I'd appreciate a bit of help in return, when the time comes.
originallutece: no i heard you robert i understood it i'm just waiting to see if you're done (talk; robert just made a pun)

[personal profile] originallutece 2019-07-09 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
A laboratory. I wish to build one. I can, but it will take a long time without any help.

[. . .]

Are you using gloves?
Edited 2019-07-09 20:42 (UTC)
originallutece: please can we just leave the world to burn (talk; here's the reasons this won't work)

[personal profile] originallutece 2019-07-09 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Any number of things. There's an entirely new, unprecedented world here; I'd be a poor scientist indeed if I didn't study it. My specialty is quantum physics, but I'm also adept in biology, chemistry, etc.

I notice you didn't the question about the gloves.
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[personal profile] callada 2019-07-10 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Building a boat? Good on you. I'm no shipwright but if you need basic labor I can help so long as I get a turn sailing it.
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-10 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
I can, um...

[She Cannot build things.]

I can paint the boat!
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[personal profile] itsaname 2019-07-10 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
i can help. i'm not bad at woodworking, but i've never made a boat before.
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[personal profile] replicates 2019-07-10 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
we'd need to find glass to make the lens
it'll need to be big enough for it to reflect the torchlight
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[personal profile] identifier 2019-07-10 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
how many are you building?
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[personal profile] callada 2019-07-10 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Even better. I'd love to learn! And the more boats we have, the sooner we can explore this lake fully.
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[personal profile] preseance 2019-07-10 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
( all y'all using text are the bane of his existence. an' this one's so long he nearly skips it entirely, save that he thinks its long-windedness may be some sign of its importance.

... turns out it's a lot of ramblin' off some soul that sounds fair young, but. it reminds him of robbie, almost, an' that's why he volunteers: )


I'm a fair hand at carpentry and I don't mind lending a hand.
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[personal profile] spitefullight 2019-07-11 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not really much of a builder but, I can definitely offer morale support!

Oh and fetching you guys supplies.

Ooooh, what if I draw you guys like an Emblem!?
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[personal profile] replicates 2019-07-11 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
yeah
we're going to have to figure out a way to mount it too
but actually building the boat comes first
we can worry about all that later

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