Derf and his new toy.

Posted on November 30, 2008 @ 12:01PM

Someone let some nasty splicers loose, but it seems to have been pretty localized, and I don’t think anyone was too seriously injured. Tosadae is a dangerous place these days. Apparently Derf’s friend Kam’s girlfriend Havel had an encounter with a Tigot, and wasn’t harmed.

I haven’t seen much of Derf lately, and he’s been pretty busy doing up his Zakki, so I insisted that he spend some time with me. We met at the Nax and had some coffee.
“Nice job on that virus bust,” he said.
“Oh,” I replied. “Thank you.”
“I think I got a bit comfortable with the classes being called off though,” he said. “I don’t really use mine and I spent a lot of time on the Zakki.”
“How is that coming along?” I asked.
“Good. Real good,” he said. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’ve been getting different parts from other vehicles, it’s turning into a real Frankenstein’s monster.
“Frankenstein?” I asked. “I don’t understand the reference.”
“Oh, it’s an old pre-quakes book we had in the Erebus library. I must have gone through that entire catalog. Not much to do when you’re not working in the village.”
“I’d like that,” I said. I’d never really read much pre-quakes literature.

Derf suggested we go check out the zakki. It was rather impressive. He clearly had an aptitude for machinery. He had it down restrained with ropes, but he could turn on the hoverpads and get it to rise to test it. He asked if I wanted to sit on it, but I was apprehensive. It was mostly just the frame and the internal machinery. I think I’d feel more comfortable when it at least had an outer casing on it. Derf agreed that it was probably a fair point, but he didn’t really know where he might find a good outer shell for it. The original was too damaged to use.

Derf walked me back to my dorm. I got the impression he was glad he got to see me and the Zakki in the same outing. Partially because he was obsessed with the thing, but also because he wanted to do a “show and tell.” It was nice to feel included though. Maybe I can help him out with it. So long as I don’t overstep my place with it.

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