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Factory Building #3 doesn't stand out much from the dozens of manufacturing sites in southern California.  The two things that distinguish it most?  That it was build after the war ended, when so many other factories were being shut down.  And that it's in Whittier, more than a little off the beaten path.  It had been a bit of pork brought home by Congressman Voorhis, something that Howard was glad to take advantage of.  And the fact that Voorhis was gone and replaced by a newcomer named Richard Nixon wasn't important.  Everyone in the district wanted the jobs, after all.


The location wasn't perfect.  The nearest full scale airfield was a good drive, meaning that planes would have to be towed on substandard roads for testing.  And those same roads didn't make the drive there an easy one.  But Howard was still pleased with the factory, with the labor pool, with the cost of the construction, and the government contracts that went with it.  Specifically, the B-35.  The next generation in long range bomber. 

The staff was all abuzz today.  Howard's visits to the factory were rare.  He generally trusted his managers, and usually had somewhere else to be.  That he was making an inspection left everyone eager.  Or nervous.  Was there something wrong?  Was there someone even more important coming?  Or was he just being a boss and pulling the sort of surprise inspection that other bosses love?  All anyone knew was that he arrived through the private garage and went to his office unseen.

They didn't know that he had left the office and gone into another dimension for a while.  Or that he was bringing back a guest.

Date: 2014-07-09 05:46 pm (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (listening)
From: [personal profile] electro_kinetic
"You ought to teach your kids when they're little. Makes it easier to pick up new languages when you grow up with two," she says, hands tucked back into her pockets as she follows Howard around.

"Remind me to give you the rundown on JP-8, it powers pretty much anything that can run on diesel. Been modified, though, it's formulated with less benzene and icing and corrosion inhibitors, fancy stuff."

Date: 2014-07-10 08:42 pm (UTC)
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"Stay away from Dutch Royal Shell if you can," she says. "They take a pretty shitty turn with their profits."

Date: 2014-07-11 07:06 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (hat)
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"Reasonably?" she asks. "I'm assuming there have been some disappointments, the way you say that."

Date: 2014-07-11 08:48 pm (UTC)
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"You say that now--by my time almost the whole monopoly is back together. I think it's like eighty percent, all owned by the same people. Petroleum is ridiculously priced."

Date: 2014-07-12 01:25 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (giggles)
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"Almost," she says. "I don't think anyone's put it together yet, to be honest."

Date: 2014-07-14 11:36 pm (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (giggles)
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"What, you're domesticated now?" she chuckles.

Date: 2014-07-31 12:07 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (giggles)
From: [personal profile] electro_kinetic
"Because you're so concerned with safety," she replies with an impish, lopsided grin.

Date: 2014-07-31 12:16 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (concerned)
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"Luck, maybe?" she asks. "Or the universe thinks you're too pretty to die a horrible death."

Date: 2014-07-31 01:14 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (sideways hee)
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"This definitely ranks as one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time," she says, looking around a last time, spinning on her heels.

"Thank you, Howard. Seeing all this stuff is cool beyond belief."

Date: 2014-07-31 01:27 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (concerned)
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"That depends on what the rest of your day is like," she chuckles. If it's meetings, she'll pass. She's ever been greatly patient with other people talking at her. "Planning on doing anything exciting later?"

Date: 2014-07-31 01:35 am (UTC)
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She sends a glance his way, eyebrows piqued, but she doesn't ask if he's really that worried about having a mutant anywhere near him. Or a girl. Japanese girl. (There are plenty of reasons he could be twitchy, and Noriko doesn't bother most of the time to field guesses. It's an exercise in frustration.)

"If you're that nervous, back to the bar is fine. I can get this chalk out of my hair."

Date: 2014-07-31 01:58 am (UTC)
electro_kinetic: (street rat)
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"Let's hope I don't get locked out," she says lightly. "Lead on."

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