( gustave is reminded of when people in lumiรจre would be so happy that he showed up to help fix some broken piece of equipment or another. there was a sense of community, and they knew who to ask help from, so the enthusiasm is a little more toned down than lottie's own.
by the time she comes back around with the rags and water, he's already wrist-deep with a screwdriver or some other tool, tinkering away at the engine. he pulls out a cap, in time to receive what she's procured for himโsetting them aside for now. )
Oh, ehm... ( quietly, he thinks about this. ) The motel's lobby, I think. There was a bulletin board.
( and he had just happened to glance up to see it.
he returns to tinkering away. )
This might be a temporary solution, by the way. Depending on the state of the compressor, you might have to get a newer one. ( he glances up her way, sideways, with a bit of a grin. ) We'll see about that, though. Don't worry too much.
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by the time she comes back around with the rags and water, he's already wrist-deep with a screwdriver or some other tool, tinkering away at the engine. he pulls out a cap, in time to receive what she's procured for himโsetting them aside for now. )
Oh, ehm... ( quietly, he thinks about this. ) The motel's lobby, I think. There was a bulletin board.
( and he had just happened to glance up to see it.
he returns to tinkering away. )
This might be a temporary solution, by the way. Depending on the state of the compressor, you might have to get a newer one. ( he glances up her way, sideways, with a bit of a grin. ) We'll see about that, though. Don't worry too much.