You were born to do science, dude! That's awesome!
[Cisco's enthusiasm is catching. As a passionate person, Magnus always enjoys seeing that same passion in others. Even though he doesn't know anything about science or machines, he does know about building things, so this story in particular is relatable.]
I did that with furniture as a kid. Fixed a lot of wobbly chairs and creaky doors. Clocks were out of my range of specialty, though. Too many gears and moving parts.
[Mental note made: don't ask Cisco about his family. He steers the conversation back around to positives. Gotta stay posi.]
Good on ya for doing good in school! I, uh, gave up on that. See, I kind of had the opposite problem when it came to people—I can't keep my damn mouth shut. I kept getting into fights with people who thought they were better than everyone else. Nobody wants a rowdy kid to come to their school… So I turned it around and made a career out of being a tough guy! I got hired as a security guard for a spaceship. And I think you know how that went down. [Cisco knows that part of the story already.] During the mission I did kinda learn how to chill out, though. There was this super cool university where I learned how to carve little figurines out of wood n' stuff.
Of course, after the, uh... voidfishing, [he says, in the lightest tone he can, which isn't very,] I was back to square one. But this guy, Steven—he actually wanted to teach me his carpentry skills. He took me in as an apprentice, welcomed me into his family. He taught me I could actually make, like, nice things with my hands.
[He glances at his bottle, swirling it in his hand, but not taking a drink.] I guess I have Lucretia to thank for that.
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[Cisco's enthusiasm is catching. As a passionate person, Magnus always enjoys seeing that same passion in others. Even though he doesn't know anything about science or machines, he does know about building things, so this story in particular is relatable.]
I did that with furniture as a kid. Fixed a lot of wobbly chairs and creaky doors. Clocks were out of my range of specialty, though. Too many gears and moving parts.
[Mental note made: don't ask Cisco about his family. He steers the conversation back around to positives. Gotta stay posi.]
Good on ya for doing good in school! I, uh, gave up on that. See, I kind of had the opposite problem when it came to people—I can't keep my damn mouth shut. I kept getting into fights with people who thought they were better than everyone else. Nobody wants a rowdy kid to come to their school… So I turned it around and made a career out of being a tough guy! I got hired as a security guard for a spaceship. And I think you know how that went down. [Cisco knows that part of the story already.] During the mission I did kinda learn how to chill out, though. There was this super cool university where I learned how to carve little figurines out of wood n' stuff.
Of course, after the, uh... voidfishing, [he says, in the lightest tone he can, which isn't very,] I was back to square one. But this guy, Steven—he actually wanted to teach me his carpentry skills. He took me in as an apprentice, welcomed me into his family. He taught me I could actually make, like, nice things with my hands.
[He glances at his bottle, swirling it in his hand, but not taking a drink.] I guess I have Lucretia to thank for that.