>>5852103A pattern depicting a glowing sun was embroidered on the back in yellow and orange thread, with rays stretching down each sleeve. Smaller, finer etchings in faded gold thread depicted feathers alongside the sun, while newer bold red stitching showed what appeared to be tires and gears. It was exquisite- and you were surprised he could afford such a luxury down here. Was this common for higher members of the Suns? A part of you suspected it was, given that Cad seemed to be in charge of this team.
“Will it be possible to tow it over this terrain?” You ask, unsure of it yourself. If the dragging part had already snagged once...
“Yeah, it's possible.” Cad replies. “But we'll lose half our time. Someone will have to steer it, and we'll need to stop and get it up over ever obstacle.”
“And we're on a time limit.” Liv says, suddenly sounding nervous. “I don't think...”
Cad nods grimly. “We can't be late, so we'll just have to ditch it. Liv, start to unload it, and we'll see if we can't get most of it onto the other two. The weight'll bog us down, but we'll just have to drive harder."
“Got it, boss.”
You peer closer at the dropped shaft. It had broken in the middle of the run between the engine and the rear wheels, splitting clean down the middle after so much wear. The inside of the rod was oddly shiny, as if it was brand new out of the manufactorum. All it had to do was spin... maybe you could repair it? That <span class="mu-i">was</span> why you were supposed to be here, after all. It would only need to be held together such that it could spin for a few days...
>[Vigilance] There were spare parts all around you in the scrap piles, right? Try and locate something you can use as a temporary replacement.>[Logic] Try to fashion a brace that'll hold it in place from materials you have.>[Conditioning/Strain] Perhaps you could physically mold the two halves back together? Punch a hole through and use a pin to hold it?<span class="mu-b">>Use your blowtorch to fuse the drive shaft back together.</span>
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