[Keiko goes to the garage. There's guys in orange jumpsuits there. Same old, same old.] * Keiko sighs a little and looks for a not-dirty surface to sit on. Or a towel to put on a dirty surface to sit on. Or something. [There's a dirty towel she could use.] * Keiko sighs, after looking around, and just concentrates her force field into place, before sitting on something. As long as it isn't 20 damage worth of dirt, she's probably fine! The plate floats in front of her chest. [Some of the mechanics give Keiko passing glances, but mostly they just work on machines and stuff.] [The whole place smells like motor oil.] * Keiko idly reaches out mentally to people, while she waits. Listening for thoughts. But far away enough to avoid the nasty side effects! [Keiko gets stuff like. "Aw, man, needs a new carburator."] [And "Dude, that chick last night was hot."] * Keiko mms faintly at the first, but shivers at the second and withdraws a second, squeezing the plush. After a moment, though, she tries again. Just... avoiding that one. [~Man, I'm gonna get so wasted tonight.~] * Keiko puts a hand to her mouth a moment, then hops off the bench and drifts over to the guy who seemed focused on his work, giving most of her mental attention to him. ["Fix the carburator... Fix the breaks.... Better check the tires, too..."] ( ~s, not "s ) * Keiko says, quietly, to him, "Seems awfully broken, doesn't it?" [He jumps. "What the... Hey, kid, what are you doing here?"] * Keiko replies, simply, "Watching. It seems pretty broken." [He shrugs. "Strange kid, but suit yourself. Yeah, it's pretty busted up, but I think I can fix it."] * Keiko runs a finger along the duck's bill. "S'good." Beat. "Carburator problems?" [He nods. "Yeah. Needs a new one." He glances back at Keiko as he works. "You're pretty good with machines, eh? Most girls your age wouldn't even know what a carburator is."] * Keiko shakes her head a little and says, "No, no... not good with machines at all." Beat, then, "But I know a lot of little things. Would like to know more about vehicles." ["Yeah? You should talk to the boss. Robbie. He's the black guy. Can't miss him."] (I met him, didn't I?) ( Yep ) * Keiko bites her lip a moment, then says, "You think he'd be interested?" In, uh, teaching? ["Don't see why not. I'd do it, but I just don't know if I could teach and work at the same time."] * Keiko nods a little and says, "Okay." She glances around for Robbie. [He's not hard to spot. He's the black gy with a clip board over on the other side of the garage.] * Keiko shuffles that way, then! [He sure is there!] * Keiko speaks up, still quietly. "Robbie? Hi. He said you might be okay with teaching me about vehicles." She gestures helpfully at Guy #1. [He looks from Keiko to the guy and nods. "Hey sugah. Sure thing. You wanna learn? I can teach."] * Keiko hugs the plush just a little, but nods. "Yeah. I wanna know how vehicles work. And drive. And..." she trails off. [He holds up his hands. "Woaaaaaah. Hang on there, doll. Learn? That I can do. Drive? I don't know if you're old enough. You better ask your.... whatchoocall for that."] * Keiko looks at him funny. "You... know what we do here, right? How can I be old enough for that, but not for driving?" ["Hey, not for me to decide, ok? I'm just covering my own ass here. I don't wanna get in trouble for teaching you somethin' I'm not supposed to."] * Retrieving #garageisawesome modes... * Keiko sighs and nods, with a slightly teasing smile. "Yeah, yeah." Beat, then, "Just the learning, then, I guess." [He nods. "You got it, sugah."] * Keiko floats the plate over her own head, then, "Where do we start?" ( Think we're done in here)