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Post by aislinn01 on Jun 14, 2012 15:47:45 GMT -5
This was really great. No, really; Kou was practically enthused at the idea of having to pay a great portion of money to get his stupid car fixed. It wasn't like he even used it all that much! And he treated his vehicle with respect and dignity when he did - so it repays him like this, does it? Perfect. Absolutely perfect. He had to miss work (which would have been paying for this whole escapade) to come get it fixed, and now his mood was just on a downhill slide for the entire trip over there.
As he drove to the nearest mechanic, Kou muttered foul words under his breath. His car rattled and wheezed as he turned a corner, practically trembling under the great amount of energy it was exerting in order to get him to the mechanic. "You useless piece of-" He growled under his breath, braking and pulling over to the side and shutting it off. He let it sit there for a minute, listening to the steady and uneasy tick tick tick as the engine cooled. He should have known; he'd gotten the car for super cheap. Why wouldn't it fall apart after only driving it for a little bit?
"I guess it's not your fault you're a shoddy piece of machinery," he muttered to the car, starting it back up again after a few minutes of cooling. It came to life with a weighted wheeze, shuddering and then kicking into gear. He prayed to whatever God there might be up there that he made it to the mechanic before it disintegrated into a thousand little pieces.
And he did, thank goodness. Kou pulled into the mechanic with a loud clatter; the engine died just as he pulled in, allowing him to drift all the way into the correct parking spot before parking. He patted the wheel, almost companionably, and then slipped out of the car. "Hello?" he called, peering around. "Anybody home? My car is dead and really broken, so."
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Post by Miyagi Isabella on Jun 14, 2012 23:53:45 GMT -5
Izzy was so busy concentrating on putting the last piece in place on a new motor she had been planning to put into her baby that she almost didn't here Kou come in. Of course the unmistakeable sounds of an engine dying were loud enough to pull her away from finishing...it was aggravating leaving something unfinished but whatever poor car was making that racket needed her attention more than the engine.
"Coming~,"Izzy called out before wiping her hands off on a rag. No doubt she was covered with grease, but then that's why she had opted for overalls and an old red t-shirt. It wasn't like she had to worry about impressing anyone here after all, especially if she was just going to get filth over her clothes. "Hey there, Izzy at your service~,"she chimed, bowing slightly,"I could hear your car from the back, what exactly happened...?" Even as she asked, Izzy walked around and opened the door before popping the hood open. Lifting the hood up easily, Izzy coughed as smoke rose from the engine before shaking her head and sighing. "Dang...this is gonna take some work. It looks like this engine is pretty much worn out, how long have you had this anyway?"Izzy asked before closing the hood and looking over at Kou.
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Post by aislinn01 on Jun 15, 2012 0:28:11 GMT -5
Kou was visibly relieved when he saw that the girl was coming out. Thank God, he thought, exhaling in his relief. He was really didn't want to have to leave his car here and walk home - or worse yet, have to drive his car back home. With a huge sigh, the golden-haired youth rubbed the back of his neck, almost sheepishly, as he watched her open the hood to his car. Black smoke billowed out, and the engine ticked heatedly as it attempted to cool itself. He almost felt ashamed - but it wasn't his fault, because he barely even ever drove the car, and besides, how was he supposed to have known?
"I don't know what happened," Kou told her, a little embarrassed. "I bought the car used a couple of years ago. I barely even drive it, mostly because work is so close and I prefer to walk than waste the gas-" He stopped himself, knowing that he didn't have to defend his honor or anything like that because let's be honest, it really wasn't his fault. Or so he wanted to believe.
"So, um, how much work is it going to take?" he asked. "As in, like, price-wise?" Even with a steady job at the zoo, spending time with dangerous cats all day didn't exactly give you enough money to repair a near-irreparable vehicle. Maybe, if he'd have known this would happen, he could have saved up... But unfortunately, this had come out of nowhere. "And how - how long? Because I've got to get errands done and I'd rather not have to walk back home."
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Post by Miyagi Isabella on Jun 16, 2012 19:42:08 GMT -5
Izzy got done with her intial evaluation of the car and sighed before looking sideways at Kou. "Well for starters, the head gasket is blown and from the looks of it the fuel injectors need to be replaced. I'll need to take a loop at the spark plugs to see if they need to be replaced as well,"Izzy replied before sighing and rubbing her temple slightly, looking none too pleased with the situation,"Did you get her used...? Even if you did, she's in pretty bad shape...you really should have brought the poor girl in sooner. You're lucky I happen to have the parts on hand otherwise it'd be weeks before she'd be functionable again." Folding her arms, Izzy looked rather crossly at Kou and frowned, "We can work out the cost later...as for time, I can probably fix her in...a couple of days. She's in pretty poor condition and I'm afraid that's the best I can do."
Did she think it was odd to refer to a car as a 'she'? No, not at all, in Izzy's mind cars were much more dependable than people. In fact, if she had her way (and was able to), Izzy would cut off all ties with people and simply spend her days working with machines. Machines didn't die so easily and they were easy to fix unlike people who got hurt so easily over simple things. Walking over to her work bench, Izzy pulled a few tools out and lifted the car up with her jack so she would be able to work on it easier. "I'll start working on her now, if I could get your number I can call when she's done mk?"
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Post by aislinn01 on Jun 19, 2012 1:28:30 GMT -5
Kou listened, albeit a bit inattentively, as the girl listed off all the things wrong with his car. Yeah, alright, the car was ridiculously bad. He knew that by the fact his car required breaks whenever he was driving it. And he wasn't very mechanically-savvy, either, so to be quite honest, Kouryou didn't really care what was wrong with it. What was most important was figuring out how much money it was going to cost to get it done and how long it was going to take.
He was thankful that she was taking it on, though. He had been afraid that it was so broken that she would tell him to just scrap it and get a new car - completely out of the question, by the by, unless it cost most to get it fixed than it took to buy a new car. Even though he hated his car, Kou still felt a certain amount of attachment to it, anyway.
"I - well, yeah, I guess I should have," he replied, "except I was pretty broke when I bought it - her - and wouldn't have had any other way to buy her before." He shrugged, sticking his hands into his pockets. "Purchasing a car off of a meager salary isn't the easiest thing." He offered a crooked half-smile, almost like a peace offering - just in case, considering he wasn't the most socially adept person in the world.
"Oh, sure," Kou answered. "Here, I'll write it down and put it in your office." He shuffled around in his wallet and his pockets, looking for a piece of paper, and then fumbled in the car for a writing utensil; after successfully locating one, he scribbled his number down, stepping into the garage and peering around. There were a multitude of strange items, and he bent down to peer at one. "Hey, what is this?" he asked, none too shamelessly, reaching out to touch it.
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Post by Miyagi Isabella on Jun 23, 2012 20:54:09 GMT -5
Izzy looked over at Kou as he gave excuses as to why he hadn't been able to bring the poor girl in sooner. Sighing, Izzy shook her head and rubbed one of her temples, clearly none too pleased. "That's no excuse for not being able to do routine maintenance at the very least...when was the last time you changed the oil? I'm surprised the engine has lasted as long as it has..."Izzy sighed before slipping under the car and getting to work, muttering an 'OK' when Kou said he'd leave his number in the office.
No sooner had she started working on the car that she heard him ask a question and stiffened, all but bolting out from under the car. Seeing Kou about to touch one of her many unfinished projects, she seized his arm. "Don't. Touch. Anything...."Izzy said firmly, her grip none too friendly. After a moment, she released him and rubbed her temple once again,"A lot of my projects are rather...delicate and I don't want them to be disturbed lest something go wrong and I can't backtrack and figure out what." Izzy explained before taking a nearby sheet and draping it over the project in question.
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