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kamen rider decade: yu-ki joji

a day in the life...

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[ Dick's Bikes was the place to go if you were a rough biker with a few loose morals and not that much money. One can work on their own bike, maybe swap out their bike for another bike, or if one was lucky enough, have enough money to get the mechanics involved in rebuilding a bike from getting turned into so much twisted metal, or do that mysterious thing that swaps out pieces to turn it into a different bike than the one that was brought in.

Joji was one of those mechanics, and a popular one as well. While the other workers look like the type that use bits of metal to chew on, he looked a little like he was just wasting time. At least he usually fixes the bikes he gets and makes them work better than normal. He also doesn't take that long in fixing anything and spends some of his time just hanging around, sitting on his work bench and gossiping with the other workers.

Want to bother him during that time? ]

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[ There's a rumor going around from one low-life to another. It's not that big of a rumor to catch the ears of most supers - villain and hero alike - but it is something exchanged by the lowly goon and the hard-working average con artist. It's basically goes something like If you find a strangely colored coin, there's a guy at Zero's who will pay good cash for it. If asked around a bit more, someone at the bar might point out a rather normal Asian guy that sits at the counter, drinking tea ~~since whiskey would push the ratings too high~~. He's only there for a couple hours at the most, and the regulars at the bar treat him like they are scared to make him mad.

Anyone want to bother him about this rumor? ]

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[ Joji worked hard on converting an empty warehouse into a liveable habitat/workshop. There are still parts that don't work quite the right way, but for the most part, the living area is nice and roomy, with an upper floor for his private quarters and a lower part where anyone can just hang out and enjoy the comforts of urban living. The workshop side is still mostly brick and enclosed metal, with a long built in workbench and space for a few motorcycles (some still in parts), a fancy device that might be a laser scanner or possibly the beginning of a huge gun, and some fancy computers on standby.

Just anybody could walk into the building, but the moment they do, a breathless electronic voice would ask them who they were. Anyone want to see what happens if the voice isn't answered? ]

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It mostly just needs a tune up. It hasn't been running as well as it was before it was transported and I don't have what I need to take care of it here. It's a custom build, will that be a problem?

[[His hand lingered on the bike as he spoke. He wasn't exactly happy about having to leave his machine in the hands of a stranger....]]

[ It wasn't a normal bike, at least one of the kind that come into this place on a fairly regular basis. Joji crouched down next to the bike, looking at it and then gently laid his fake hand against it. A faint vibration could be felt when he did that, and it almost seemed that he was listening to it before standing up. ]

No problem at all. I can handle it.

[[a nod, though his hand hadn't moved away.]] Is it all right if I watch?

[[Not that he didn't trust you, random mechanic. He just doesn't trust anybody he doesn't know at first. And last time he let someone who wasn't from BOARD look over his bike hadn't exactly gone so well....]]

I won't steal it or put sugar in the tank.

[ He actually didn't care that much if he stayed or left, but he did felt like making a couple token protests over it. ]

[[A faint smile at that]]

Sorry if I seem rude, it's just a very important machine.

Custom models usually are. [ he nodded at his own bike sitting out of the way of the rest of the garage and the surly mechanics. ]

Stay if you wish.

[ he shrugged and started getting to work, going through the normal checks and balances with a motorcycle. ]

Thank you. [[another small nod before he steps back to be out of the way. He's polite enough to keep his mouth shut as the man works, only really looking at all like he wants to jump in when any attention is paid to the rouse system and other parts that aren't on a standard bike. He's figuratively sitting on his hands, however. ]]

[ Those special parts... Now Joji had seen custom bikes before, he knew that they had all sorts of strange bells and whistles added, but these parts were not standard with even the most deranged of custom jobs. It was almost like someone had tuned up a bike and then tuned it up again to handle a certain kind of energy, almost similar to the stuff he worked on with the bikes that matched the two Drivers he had made.

But he wasn't going to say anything about that. No, he was just going to keep an eye on this person and see exactly what he was dealing with first. ]

Almost done. Do you know what this is for? [ He used a screwdriver to point at the rouse system. ]

[[Tachibana had been watching more and more intently as Joji scrutinized the System, but put on a pleasant, if almost distracted smile at the question, nodding]]

It's part of a project that I was on the team of at my former place of work. It's nothing you need to work on.

[[with the intricacies of the System... if it needed to be worked on, he would do that. He would find a space somewhere for it somehow.]]

[ A touchy subject and one that the guy did not want him to analyze too much. They all had secrets, but some secrets were a little more interesting to him than others. Especially secrets that involved mechanics like this.

He finished up without another word about the strange system and closes up the bike. ]

If you need help with it, I am probably the only person that could understand how to repair it.

Oh?

[[He was trying to sound only half interested. Impassive. Not at all like he was curious what this mechanic thought he was looking at. Or wary. Totally just nonchalant about the whole thing, yep. Totally.]]

[ He wiped off his hands on a greasy rag and tosses it on top of his toolbox before pulling out his wallet and flipping a card on top of the bike's seat. It looked like a playing card, but there was a kind of bar code running along one edge. On the blank face was a phone number and on the back was an address. ]

Yes. This pays the bills but I once worked on robotics.

[[There was a moment of tense anticipation as the card was pulled out before Tachibana got a good look at it. Ridiculous. He knew where all the sealed Undead were, why was he so jumpy? Playing cards were so common, he if worried every time he saw one, he'd never relax!

He forced a smile, nodding as he picked the up, looking it over more closely before pocketing it.]]

Why the change of career?

[There was a sheen to the card and later, if he felt like investigating it, he would find a bug-eyed armored face looking out of the card. But in the dirty shop where light wasn't actually allowed, the sheen wasn't as noticeable.

Joji shrugged, digging out a grubby bag and pulling out a lollipop ~~even e-cigs were not allowed with the show's ratings so he had to chew on something~~.]

I got tired of the stress and the demands from the various departments, and decided that I could enjoy myself more if I was my own boss. Unfortunately since I had a contract, I can't work on robotics for anyone else until the time limit is over.

[[There would be such a paranoid reaction to finding that later. But for now, Tachibana is blissfully unaware. He nodded.]]

That must be very difficult.

[[Though for abandoning your company... No, he shouldn't be so judgmental. There might have been circumstances, after all.]]

Hopefully your time limit will pass soon enough. How much do I owe you for the tune up?

There's a few more years to it. [ Another shrug, as if it doesn't matter. In a way it didn't matter; the whole thing was a complete lie. Well, sort of, but he doubts anyone would trust him with anything interesting if he came out and said he was a former henchperson for an inter-dimensional evil organization that wants to destroy the guardians of all the worlds in order to conquer them. That sort of thing doesn't go over very well. ]

Tune up? Fifty would be fine.

[[another nod as Tachibana reached for his wallet. He honestly wasn't sure what a normal price was, but it wasn't as if he was hurting for money, despite what his living conditions implied.]] Then I hope this continues to hold your interest until then.

[[Pleasant words that were distracted and almost said as a reflex as he smiled, holding out two twenties and a ten.]] Thank you for your work

The work is easy but I've met some interesting people in exchange. [ Even if most of the interesting people he had met were the kind that look like they could chew their way out of re-enforced steel silos.

He accepts the money with a nod, smiling a little too. ]

You're welcome.

I can imagine. [[He glances over at the other mechanics in the garage.]] Especially in a place like this. [[A small smile as he walks over to put a hand on his bike, getting ready to wheel it back outside.]]

Have fun and don't ride your bike into the dirt.

[a wave and Joji turns back to his work station to start cleaning up his tools. ]

[[Tachibana blinked once, but nodded anyway, picking up his helmet to settle down on his head. He gave one last glance back, frowning just a touch before turning back to his bike and heading out.]]

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a day in the life...

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Times I wish I knew anything about motercycles

XD all I know is that they go vroooom - wiki is my frand

Same! Wikis are amazing helpful things for RP holy crap.

that it is :3

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