@rey.solo

[forcevisions]

I'm renting a space in New Beijing for a project I'm calling Falcon Works, and I could use some help.

There are a lot of Displaced with good ideas or projects that they don't have the resources to work on — metalwork, electronics, soft crafts, what have you. I want to build a community workshop space where anyone can come in and use the tools as long as you bring your own parts.

I'm looking for volunteers to supervise the space so it can be open while I'm working (I work 9 to 4 New Beijing time on Monday through Thursday), but also people who'd like to teach classes to the community in any of these areas (or related areas that use the same kinds of tools or need a workshop space).

Community members will be able to come in for free in certain hours, or pay for memberships to come in more frequently. But the Displaced can use the workshop whenever you want.

Let me know if you're interested in helping out — supervising, teaching, or funding. I've got some money put away to put towards this, and I'm looking around at grants, but if anyone would like to donate equipment or money to get it running, that'd be welcome too.

[ ooc; further details here. rey can hire a few full-time employees for this who'd probably be able to start within the next IC month, and anyone is free to say they did machining, lasercutting, 3-d printing, sewing, etc. at falconworks once it gets going. i'm slow on getting it up in locations, and i wanted to give people a chance to get on board and collaborate / expand the idea before putting it into locations. ]

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@ian.fowler

[wittingly]

I used to teach engineering back home, I'd love to pick it back up again part time if I can work around my schedule at Giles Bell. I'm also willing to donate, but if you need anybody to help you actually get the space up and running, my power is matter bending. I can move and reshape quite a lot of it at a time.

[forcevisions]

Really? Matter bending?

That's incredible!

[ rey is easily delighted over people's powers, but this one sounds extra awesome ]

I'd love the help getting the space together. I haven't put a lot of thought into it aside from probably some tables and benches, yeah?

And absolutely, around your schedule, whatever you can do would be more than helpful. You can set the times for the class.

[wittingly]

( please he is so easily hyped up by people's enthusiasm )

I know, right?? It's insane. It started out as just like. Screwdrivers into different kinds of screwdrivers but now I can do like 25 square feet at once. It is really, REALLY good for renovating.

Honestly, if you can get some scrap from anywhere, maybe some of the buildings damaged during the attacks, I can reshape you like a fuckton of benches, tables, storage, stuff like that for really cheap

I'm good evenings and weekends, but I have no clue what that works out to be in New Beijing time

[forcevisions]

I'll start collecting. I can probably also get some from Riverstone. Would you be able to use metal shavings?

[ if he's fully reshaping, it's worth asking if just the utter raw material is enough because lord knows they've got a lot of that in the engineering department. ]

We're 7 hours ahead of New Amsterdam here.
That'd make evenings overnight, I think, and weekends would be a good time for a class.

[wittingly]

Yep, I can use practically anything and just put it back together again. Quantity matters more than quality.

I could do overnights, or super early bird 6 a.m. classes. Whatever's in higher demand. Weekends are wide open. We'll figure out that part once it's up and running, maybe?

@kylo.ren

[warfares]

Do I have to pay for membership?

[forcevisions]

You have to pay double.

[warfares]

And here I thought we could come to another arrangement.

[forcevisions]

I'll let you work it off.

[warfares]

Will I have to wear a uniform?

@bellamy.blake

[jettisons]

I can help set things up if you need me.

[forcevisions]

It sounds like Ian's going to handle most of the remodeling, actually.

But if you want to help me find donors ... :)

[jettisons]

What, sucking up to rich people?

[forcevisions]

And writing persuasive arguments to the less rich people who run their companies' charity accounts.

I got some suggestions from my supervisor at Riverstone.

But you're better at dealing with people than I am.

[jettisons]

[ugGHH.]

Alright. I'll see what I can do.

[Only for you, Rey!!]

@margo.hanson

[gossipkinesis]

I took a glass blowing class once in ibiza and I'm actually pretty handy with a blow torch.

[ margo what is your life. ]

[forcevisions]

Handy enough to teach other people how to use it?

[gossipkinesis]

For some basic welding and saftey shit? Yeah.

[forcevisions]

Perfect.

When can we have you?

[gossipkinesis]

When do you need me?

@john.dixon

[baum]

Metalwork and electronics.
Are you talking about hardware or software? I can work with either, and I have too much time on my hands

I'm new, so I can't put money into it. If that's a dealbreaker.

[forcevisions]

Honestly, if I can get enough members, I might be able to pay you. We'll see how it goes once the doors are open.

Hardware and software. Obviously you can do software anywhere with the implant, but there'll be stations for electronics hardware and for metalwork.

[baum]

If you have the space, there's no denying I need a job. I'd be good at this one.

[ Building, coding, it wouldn't matter. He could do whatever she needed, and honestly? He could use the opportunity to work with the implant. He needs to get comfortable with it. ]

[forcevisions]

Once we get the equipment set up, I'll want to go over it with you. Just to make sure you know how the tools are used, and you can stop people using them improperly.

[baum]

Sure. Let me know when's good for you, I can come in.