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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

[ Denzel is sat in the garden with some scraps of wood, some nails, a hammer and some wheels. He also has a childish sketch of a wagon. In front of him is a very, very bad attempt at making said wagon. It's very wobbly and uneven and looks like it's about to break. ]

Does anyone know how to make a wagon?

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

[Cid was wondering why the kid had been running back and forth all throughout the house that day. He saw the post before he went to go check on him. It was rare anymore that Cid was at the house, but this little project looked like fun.]

Don't wanna go through trial 'n error?

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

There seems to be more error than not... Do you know anything about wagons, uncle Cid?

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

Don't worry 'bout that. It's the idea that matters. [Cid kneels down across from Denzel.]

I know they carry sh---stuff. An' they're like a vehicles body, with the wheels. Just like buildin' a birdhouse! [He laughs, looking over the childish design scribbled on the paper.]

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

Will you help me, uncle Cid?

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

Sure! [It's a quick nod.] I'll help, but I ain't gonna do it for ya. I'll show ya what ta do, step by step, and then ya can do it. Just instructin'. That sound good?

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

Okay! Deal!

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

Alright then. Whadda look ta make? There're a few different ways ta build a wagon.

[Cid takes out a pencil and sketches out the designs.] There's a small one, where the sides only come up 'bout five inches, or there's a big one, the sides comin' up ta about'a foot. Gives whatever yer haulin' a little stability. Either way, looks like we got enough stuff for both of 'em.

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

I um... I need it to be able to hold packages so I don't have to carry the heavy ones!

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

Then yer gonna want the bigger one. [There's a smile at Denzel as his nerves show.]

Now, get that ply board laid out, get some nails ready and a few a' them two by fours over here.

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

Ply board? Check. Nails? Check. Two by fours? Check. Hammer? Check. All set!

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

Good. We'll put on the wheels later, but fer now.. [Cid leaned over, putting four pieces of the wood on the board, grabbing the ply board and pulling the items in front of them.] Yer gonna take a nail and that hammer an' nail a two by four ta the plywood.

[Cid sets three of them aside, lifts up the board and settles the two by four under the corner nearest Denzel. His fingers trace out where it is the wood overlaps.] Now this is where that nail needs ta go. Preferably in the middle.

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

How's that?

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

[Cid runs a finger over the board, checking if the nail's in properly. There's a grin on his face as that hand goes up to ruffle Denzel's hair.] Good job, kiddo! Just three more.

[He turns the broad to the corner opposite the one just worked on, to be nailed next. Holding up another two by four, Cid gave him a nod.] Again, just like ya did before.

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

You could open a wagon making business, uncle Cid. I bet you could make just about anything in the world!

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[gtfomyhighwind.livejournal.com]

[He couldn't help but laugh at the statement as he held the boards sturdy for Denzel. He was honestly better at rockets than he was at wagons.]

Ya think? -- I think I'm better at mechanics.

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[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

You're the best wagon maker I know!