Back in his den, Jimbob tossed aside his materials for his new projects. Some of it was the materials he formally bought at a near by shop. Others were things he found lying in the street or from nearby junkyards. Much of his materials were actually coming from stuff people didn't want at the dock and would require manpower to get rid of. So naturally Jimbob took advantage of whatever he could get his hands on. But back in his little garage he sort of felt his breathing become erratic from excitement. His head was flowing with ideas as he equipped the necessary safety gear and started to shape his materials.
For hours on end the sound of metal being cut,seared and pounded into oblivion filled the yard. It was something most workers around there didn't expect from a fellow with a limp, someone who just came out of nowhere as he postulated himself for a work area.But there he was in his little room working tirelessly for god knows how long as some put it. For slight moments the working would stop as jimbob grabbed more material lying outside of his shop. But only for that moment as he began to shape the body of his imagined robot. It wasn't what he expected,but the general design was there. After a night's worth of work he was starting to see the humanoid body was starting to form. Being someone who has issues with focusing on one project, he often switched to his others as well.
For his Punchit invention, he was starting to find that reducing the size of the invention was growing to be some what of a hassle. He never anticipated reducing the size of his machines would be such a burden. Although he was able to change the shape of his machines and even improve upon them, there still was a sense of frustration lingering. As he shaped the pistons and carved out custom made gears, many of them turned out to be too big or too small. Getting exact measurements on a machine he was building from scratch with no other point of reference often drove him to the point of insanity. But then he remembered the words of his aunt, " Your job isn't to worry about what's happening out there. Your purpose isn't to linger on these feelings of inadequacy Jimmyboi. If there's a wall, you surmount it. If there's a problem with your machine, nothing else matters. NOT-HING". Her words resounded in his mind as he picked himself back up and ignored everything else to continue forward. Again he began to pound down upon heated metals, continuing to forge the necessary components for punchit. From the small gears to newer efficient water holding tanks made of whale bone. He didn't stop for anything, even his own fatigue, hunger or thirst.
It was around mid day on the second day in which he finally finished his punchit's upgrades when a familiar voice entered his room. " Hey jimmy, how's it going"? Jimbob didn't respond as he stood hunched over his newest invention idea, but couldn't quite figure out what was wrong.She even stood on his shoulders, squating over to see the machine jimbob was so fixated on creating. She looked toward its torso's cavity and pointed, " Jimmy open yer eyes and take a look at storage compartment. It's too narrow, you should take extra time to make it conform to the very edges of its chest to give it enough room for storage. Oh and the hinges are all wrong". She reached down and picked up one of the gears that interlocked to make them work, " See they're all different sizes. It'd be much easier if you standardized them first. You could even save some material if you made the edges rounded so they don't get stuck together".
Jimbob stared for a second, noticing these flaws he hand't even noticed due to complacency and being too familiar with his machines. He punched the table, making everything rattle. Akane startled by this leapt off and took a defensive stance by the door. He began to power up his blow torch once more while drawing up revised schmatics. " Thanks Akane, appreciate the help". Is all he managed to say before delving back into his work. She giggled under her breath and left him alone, leaning against the door glad to see he hadn't the slightest clue for what was going on at jaya. Suddenly his not knowing anything from their initial voyage made sense. But she was relieved he was able to also grab the food she set on the table when lecturing him, taking that first bite of the sandwich was a relief.
It was around the third day of working when Jimbob was approaching the completion of his robot when he smiled cracked a smile. The machine he creaked and its movements stiff and unruly. Its eyes were like black holes, deep and dark with the exception of the steam billowing from them. The little robot sat there, motionless and still as it stared toward its master. Jimbob went to pat its head when the heat just inches before it was starting to sear his skin. " Ahaha little guy, let's get you turned off. I think...I'll call you humanity...water--baby---uh erm, bot". That's when a knock beat against his door.
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As jimbob answered his door he was met by the dock owner and an angry mob behind him. Jimbob shielded his eyes as the light flooded in, to find them coming closer. The boss man with his eccentric straw hat and beard held out a hand toward the crowd. A crowd that moments before looked as if they'd try to tear jimbob apart, stood back and even took a few paces away just for good measure. Boss man peered under jimbob's arm to see a mess of charred metal, smoke and the robot sitting at his desk with its eery gaze. " jimbob...".
WC:1066
Upgrade for punchit complete
Humanity water baby bot halfway done