OOM: Working on the theater with Joly

[herr_bookman]

Autor checks over his list to see what else needs work in his and Joly's theater. The cavern is almost cozy now, with cushions on the floor and a couple of benches in the back, along with a table off to the side for food strung up with lights.

Autor picks his way across the floor to the 'stage', peering up at where Joly works with the lighting. "How's it going?"

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[merryeccentricities]

Joly looks down and smiles automatically and awkwardly around the screwdriver between his teeth. "Amoft done! Juft tefting a few connections, then I can put the switch in!"

...It's clarity, or lose his screwdriver. As he's dropped three already. Clarity will have to wait.

[merryeccentricities]

"It'f--ah--" the connections check out; he drops the meter in his pocket and holds the screwdriver in hand. "It is amazing! It's such a direct principle when it's understood; but I suppose that's often true! And I was trying to learn the simplest way to do things like this, for a while when I first arrived-- hold on, I'm going to try this--"

The lights around the stage flicker on and off, buzzing slightly as they do. Joly frowns and reaches in to adjust the wires. "Some of your cities have electricity on now, don't they?"