So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last.

[youfallback]

Who: Carolina and open!
What: Carolina doing maintenance on vehicles in the hangar. People dropping by. Awkward talks.
When: All day (Jan 20th)
Where: Noble Two's hangar, which Carolina has essentially taken charge of
Rating: Updated to R/NC-17 in the York and Carolina thread. Otherwise PG/PG-13 for most others.


After training and a few other things she needed to check in on, Carolina was back in the hangar, outside of her armor for the first time in a few days. While there were obvious uses for said armor, it made her current task of vehicle maintenance much more difficult. So, the Freelancer could be found in the various vehicles in the hangar, dressed in mildly civillian-esque uniform she'd worn out on the expedition, with the addition of a thicker jacket. After all, she couldn't run vehicles without proper ventilation and the only ventilation was opening the garage door a little.

She didn't plan on being bugged, but things were rarely as she planned them as of late.


(ooc: I'll slap up times below with Carolina's location/the vehicle she's working on below!)

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[youfallback]

"Copy that," Carolina spoke with her usual efficiency, taking a step back to give him room if he wanted it. After all he was freaking huge, man. "I've checked the fuel lines, starter, battery, and transmission. Anywhere else is still free game."

[noblefive]

"I'll check the oil and brake fluid." Jorge says, moving around to where the engine is located.

He takes a moment to locate the dipstick to measure the oil. "I take it these are always fuelled up, ready to go?"

[youfallback]

"Yeah, if there were an emergency, we'd need to be able to respond at a moment's notice," she replied efficiently, watching as he worked, more out of curiosity than suspicion.

[noblefive]

Even being as big as he is, and knowing the serious strength boost MJOLNIR armour has, Jorge works deftly and carefully, managing to perform the tasks as well as if the suit was his own skin.

"Ever been a need for this hardware?" Just idle chatter as he checks the oil, moving onto the brake fluid.

[youfallback]

"Not yet, but I'm not counting on that lasting long." Carolina kept her attention focused on the SPARTAN, watching how he moved. Well, at least he'd been in the armor long enough to feel natural in it. Another bonus point to the UNSC crew at large.

[noblefive]

30 years is a rather long time, yeah. Jorge gets down onto the ground to check the brake line and pads, making sure they were all still working.

"I'm sure the castle'll take stuff like this into consideration. From what I've heard, anyway."

[youfallback]

Carolina, for all her stern attitudes, had at least had a real childhood on Earth. Not one raised in armor, essentially.

"We can bring residents out here and head off to a secure location if the Castle's ever compromised." She moved to pluck the shop rag from the seat of the Mongoose, just to have it out of the way.

[noblefive]

"You got any backups in case the hangar is inaccessible?"

This is said from beneath the Mongoose as the bulky SPARTAN has slid himself underneath, checking the brake pads and lines.

"Everything seems to check out here..."

[youfallback]

"There's not much space to store them outside of the TARDII in the Castle," she replied as efficiently as ever. This kind of work talk, though, was extremely nice and a great distraction from a few of the lingering doubts in her mind. "Good. Better to have it checked."

[noblefive]

"Might be worth seeing if we can get a secondary hangar and vehicle set." Jorge comments as he slides out from under the Mongoose.

"I really don't like this place enough to trust it to not leave us high and dry."

[youfallback]

Carolina shifted her weight as she considered the idea. It wouldn't be bad to have a backup supply, but that would mean building everything and while she isn't bad with vehicles, she's absolutely no comparison to Kat. "We'd need a mechanic to put things together; we can't get much that isn't in pieces."

[noblefive]

"What about other mechanics in the castle?" Jorge suggests as he moves to check the tires.

"I spoke to one. Jacob Black. He seems pretty keen."

[youfallback]

"We'd need to brief him on UNSC equipment; don't know if the risk is worth it at the moment," Carolina shifted further, crossing her arms again. "Could change in the future."

[noblefive]

"That's easy done." Jorge comments, looking back to Carolina. "As long as we're careful about who we let see what, and keep classified information secret, we should be fine. The UNSC employed civilian contractors all the time." Every military force did.

"This isn't a standard op. There's gonna be some things we can't plan for. I say we plan what we can and we take as much help as we can."