Don’t Be Askin I Ain’t Tellin: Closed AU
“Fer sure. He and I are real close friends. Ah really hope he likes my gift once it’s done. Ah worked real hard on it fer him.” A goofy grin is spread across his face for a moment before he shakes it off as they proceed onward.
Heh well I guess it’d make sense since yer both on tha same team n all. N I’m sure he’ll like it, whatever it is yer makin for him is sure ta be a good gift. *sets down one last gift* Well I think I’m almost done with my Christmas gift givin. Those last two ya have are all I have left ta hand out n I should be good.
Handing the two remaining gifts back to Patch, Clem nods. “He’ll probably lahke it since ah worked on it so hard…” He looks to Patch, and smiles. “Ah’m sure he’ll lahke whatever yer gettin him, too. Ah’d better go get to work on my stuff, though, if ah want t’ get it done. Merry christmas, Patch!” And then Clem walked off, waving as he went.
“Well shucks. Thanks, mister.” He pauses to take a look at the pile to see who’s next.”Oh! We’re deliverin t’ Sarge next! Didn’t know you were friends with him, Patch. Don’t surprise me none, though. He’s a pretty great fella, ah’ve gotta say.” He grins nods to himself for a moment. “Still workin on my present fer him, myself. Gotta make it perfect fer him.” He seems to glance upward, as if thinking of something complex in his head. “Just about done with it, though.”
No problem…*thankful Clem can’t really see his face at the mention of Sykes, but he’s quick to recover.* Oh? Heh well we did manage ta get ta know each other a lil bit when he wasn’t chasin me for somethin I did. He’s a good fella once ya get used ta him I think. Hope yer able ta finish it in time ta give it ta him.
“Fer sure. He and I are real close friends. Ah really hope he likes my gift once it’s done. Ah worked real hard on it fer him.” A goofy grin is spread across his face for a moment before he shakes it off as they proceed onward.
“Makes sense. Y’ only bother people when yer bothered yerself. Good way t’ behave, ah suppose.” Clem drops off a gift at a doorstep when Patch gestures for him to do so. “Don’t know if ah could be that way myself. Ah juss don’t like bein a bother t’ folks that much…” He shuffles about, rearranging the presents in his arms to make them more comfortable to carry. “All this deliverin’s remindin me that ah’ve still got a few gifts t’ deliver myself…Besides the one ah sent off to Walt, anyways.”
Yup, if I started pullin pranks for no reason that’d make me kinda mean spirited I think. But nah I wouldn’t pull any pranks durin this holiday of all things, I got better things ta do frankly. *sets down another present* N I don’t really see ya as comin off as a bother Clem, yer a pretty decent fella yerself I think. We only have a few more stops ta make n ya can go drop yer gifts off before tha day’s over.
“Well shucks. Thanks, mister.” He pauses to take a look at the pile to see who’s next.”Oh! We’re deliverin t’ Sarge next! Didn’t know you were friends with him, Patch. Don’t surprise me none, though. He’s a pretty great fella, ah’ve gotta say.” He grins nods to himself for a moment. “Still workin on my present fer him, myself. Gotta make it perfect fer him.” He seems to glance upward, as if thinking of something complex in his head. “Just about done with it, though.”
“Yeah, makes sense t’ walk through those.” Clem nods as he continues. “Yeah. Ah feel real sorry fer th’ folks who headed over there. Must be tough fer um, livin in that cold. Was real considerate of ya t’ send em heaters, though.”Clem looks down on the smaller Engineer and gives him a smile. “Yer a real nice fella, despite yer tendency t’ be one hell of a trickster.”
Well I’d figured it’d be a good idea for em, n considerin I think of most of tha folks over there as family more or less it was just a thought that seemed like a good idea. *chuckles* Well I am usually a pretty decent fella when tha occasion calls for it. I just act like a trickster when I’m overly bored or I’ve been slighted for no given reason.
“Makes sense. Y’ only bother people when yer bothered yerself. Good way t’ behave, ah suppose.” Clem drops off a gift at a doorstep when Patch gestures for him to do so. “Don’t know if ah could be that way myself. Ah juss don’t like bein a bother t’ folks that much…” He shuffles about, rearranging the presents in his arms to make them more comfortable to carry. “All this deliverin’s remindin me that ah’ve still got a few gifts t’ deliver myself…Besides the one ah sent off to Walt, anyways.”
“Ah’d bet. A little feller lahke you would juss be helpless if snow ever piled up. How would ya even go outside? Even a fella lahke me gets cold in the winter. Hell, ah’m even startin t’ wish respawn would make me part bear again juss so ah wouldn’t have t’ deal with the cold.” He laughs to himself for a short moment as they proceed onward. “Luckily enough, ah’m able t’ tailor myself some good clothes fer the cold days, though.
Well I’ve managed ta get lucky so far…I just stick ta tha paths that get stomped out from everyone else walkin round here. As for tha cold someone awhile back was nice enough ta give me a hat n coat that work pretty damn good actually. That n I’ve built a heater for my room n shop ta keep myself warm.
Glad ta hear yer doin alright with this weather as well. Though I bet this is like a summer day compared ta tha cold over at Coldfront…hope tha folks I made heaters for are doin alright. *walks over to one door and drops a present off in front of it before continuing onward*
“Yeah, makes sense t’ walk through those.” Clem nods as he continues. “Yeah. Ah feel real sorry fer th’ folks who headed over there. Must be tough fer um, livin in that cold. Was real considerate of ya t’ send em heaters, though.”Clem looks down on the smaller Engineer and gives him a smile. “Yer a real nice fella, despite yer tendency t’ be one hell of a trickster.”
Handing out some cheer
Clem nodded. “Ah’ve worked it out before… But sent th’ thing…elsewhere.” there’s a pause as he nods “It juss takes a week or two of concentrated work t’ get it done. It’s real ardous t’ make somethin functional that looks nice as well, though… makes it pretty clear why you see the folks with their gunslingers. It don’t look nahce, but boy howdy does it seem t’ work. Takes a lot of time and effort, though, t’ just make one, even one as purely functional as that.” He shakes his head, as if to clear the subject. “But enough of me ramblin about what ah’ve been doin. How’re things fer you? Still the same prankster ah knew befer?”
Hmm…well that I can understand. No use jus stickin somethin on that’s a half assed job. If I ended up like that I’d want somethin that’d get tha job done right n I’d sure as hell take my time in makin it.
*chuckles a bit* Ya can say that again..I’ve kinda lost a few targets in tha transfers but I can always find others ta pester n what have ya. But other than that I’ve lessened up on em for now. Too cold ta go runnin round in tha snow at my size.
“Ah’d bet. A little feller lahke you would juss be helpless if snow ever piled up. How would ya even go outside? Even a fella lahke me gets cold in the winter. Hell, ah’m even startin t’ wish respawn would make me part bear again juss so ah wouldn’t have t’ deal with the cold.” He laughs to himself for a short moment as they proceed onward. “Luckily enough, ah’m able t’ tailor myself some good clothes fer the cold days, though.
Handing out some cheer
The redheaded engineer frowns and nods when Mountain Lab is mentioned.
“Yeah, a bunch of fellas headed out to there. Ah’d have gone but…Ah’ve got people here who ah care about that ah just can’t leave.” He gives a short laugh. “Y’ probably haven’t seen me because I haven’t been around as much. Juss been in my room and on occasion relaxin in th’ commons… Haven’t seem much of anyone lately, actually, aside from Sarge…Ah’ve got a tendency to kind of…bury myself in my work, yknow? Ah really get interested in some stuff. Lahke recently ah’ve been real fascinated with how limbs work…and how ah can emulate it.” He nods to himself. ” Ah’d never be able to cut one of my own off…but ah want t’ be useful just in case someone close t’ me needs a replacement. Seems worth investin in, with how much respawn lahkes t’ mess up.”
Hm I know how ya feel, I might have enjoyed a change of view but I’ve gotten pretty well settled in here now n up n leavin like that would be a bit of a hassle I think…
N robotic limbs huh? I’ve seen well a few of those kinda things before..Tha idea of circuitry n nerves meldin inta one thing is damn amazin. It’d take so much time ta make sure every lil piece works right but tha end result would be fantastic..Hope yer hard work pays off sometime soon, I’d like ta see what ya come up with sometime.
Clem nodded. “Ah’ve worked it out before… But sent th’ thing…elsewhere.” there’s a pause as he nods “It juss takes a week or two of concentrated work t’ get it done. It’s real ardous t’ make somethin functional that looks nice as well, though… makes it pretty clear why you see the folks with their gunslingers. It don’t look nahce, but boy howdy does it seem t’ work. Takes a lot of time and effort, though, t’ just make one, even one as purely functional as that.” He shakes his head, as if to clear the subject. “But enough of me ramblin about what ah’ve been doin. How’re things fer you? Still the same prankster ah knew befer?”
Handing out some cheer
With a short, understanding laugh, Clem takes a number of presents from the man’s load, following behind him as he proceeds onward.
“So how have ya been, little fella? Haven’t talked to ya in quite a while. Anythin new?”
*glad he now has someone to lend a hand things will probably go alot faster now*
Hm…well I’ve been busy that much I can say. Lots of folks up n left for Coldfront n Mountain Lab so things are kinda dead quiet round here…How bout ya? Seems like I haven’t seen hide nor hair of ya in a long time.
The redheaded engineer frowns and nods when Mountain Lab is mentioned.
“Yeah, a bunch of fellas headed out to there. Ah’d have gone but…Ah’ve got people here who ah care about that ah just can’t leave.” He gives a short laugh. “Y’ probably haven’t seen me because I haven’t been around as much. Juss been in my room and on occasion relaxin in th’ commons… Haven’t seem much of anyone lately, actually, aside from Sarge…Ah’ve got a tendency to kind of…bury myself in my work, yknow? Ah really get interested in some stuff. Lahke recently ah’ve been real fascinated with how limbs work…and how ah can emulate it.” He nods to himself. ” Ah’d never be able to cut one of my own off…but ah want t’ be useful just in case someone close t’ me needs a replacement. Seems worth investin in, with how much respawn lahkes t’ mess up.”
Handing out some cheer
*walking around base toting some of the few remaining gifts he had left to deliver here on base. Deciding it was better to drop them off and let the owners find them he walks now walking along looking for the certain doors that belonged to them.*
Whew…I’m gettin quite tha workout today I think.
Walking through the base halls, Clem takes note of the miniscule man who is toting packages. Stopping in front of him, he crouches down, and smiles at him.
“Well howdy there, Patch. Looks lahke you’ve got quite a bit t’ tote around fer a fella of yer size. Mind if I lend a hand?”
*sees the other Engie and smiles back* Howdy ta ya as well Clem…n sure I’d love some help right bout now. Been kinda busy gettin all these gifts out n on their way..I should of done this sooner but *shrugs* things kinda got away from me I suppose.
With a short, understanding laugh, Clem takes a number of presents from the man’s load, following behind him as he proceeds onward.
“So how have ya been, little fella? Haven’t talked to ya in quite a while. Anythin new?”
