The tinker association

I just entered the tinker association together with my flatmate Gera.
It's way different than I expected. Everything is clean and neat. Not a place where everybody is walking around dirty, because they are busy.

A properly dressed man greets us.
At his body, there are a bunch of small metallic objects attached.

Hey, you brought a new friend, Gera?

Yeah, he's my new roommate.

Nice to meet you.
Gera is doing a very good job here.
I'm already looking forward to see your skills.

Hi, I'm Luka.

Don't get your hopes up. I don't think, he fits in here.

We'll see...

What's up with these... metallic objects?

Oh, that's just a little personal project.
I'm slowly turning myself into a cyborg.
Most of these devices aren't that helpful yet, but I already can do this.

He touches my arm.

Warm or cold?

I don't know what he's talking about.

Uhm, cold?

Suddenly it's getting cold at the position where he touches me.
It feels like I'm freezing.

Stop! It hurts!

Oh, sorry, I still can't control it properly.

I already think I might like it here.
Was this actual magic?
It's pretty close to magic, but it's real.
It's just machines and tools. Much more tangible.

Let me show you around. Gera, you know what your next tasks are, right?

Sure, so have fun, Luka.

Gera leaves, and I follow the man.

Most rooms are clean. And electical devices are standing around everywhere, partially unfinished ones, but also some I know from my home.
But some rooms look like repair shops. They're still rather clean, but that's closer to what I had in mind.
While we're walking around, he tries to explain me something.

You know, our association is mostly about electronic devices.
We build simple tools, computers, and almost everything you could imagine.
You already know the basics of electronics I guess?

Uhm...

He explains me about electrons traveling through metal.
I only understand parts of it.
I realize how few I really know about the world.
I didn't even know about atoms before.

Don't worry, you'll get into it very quickly.
You seem like a smart boy.

He also tries to explain me some common tools I use on a daily basis, but I already know, this will be too complicated for me.

Feel free to look around and ask questions.

I go to different people tinkering on some devices.
It's fun to watch them. I ask them what they work on and they tell me something.
Most of the tools really seem useful. Maybe I should buy some of them myself.
Especially a travel stove seems useful. Or an electric knive. But maybe I'm just hungry. I should have eaten more this morning.

When it's getting late, I go to Gera.
She seems very busy welding something.

Hey, we're allowed to leave already.

Sorry, I still need some time.
But you can go home without me, so Nea won't be alone.

I could wait for her, but she probably will still need a longer time.
So I decide to go home already.

I say goodbye to everyone and leave the building again.
It's dark already, so Nea must be at home.

On my way home, I meet the guy from yesterday.

Hey, it's you again!
Would you like to join us?
We're walking through the streets, visiting one pub after the other.

Uhm...

Or are you still too young for that?

I think, I should get home.
My head...
I learned so much complicated stuff today.
And Nea must be waiting already.

I doubt it.
I don't think Nea wants to leave the magic association ever again.

So Nea is still there?

I think so.

Oh, uhm...

So you really don't want to come with us?

Maybe another time.

Okay then, see you!

The guy leaves again and I'm standing there alone.

I wonder if I should go home or if I should visit the magic association to look for Nea.
But he must have been exaggregating about him.
He seemed a little drunk already.

When I reach home, Nea actually isn't there yet.
But I really need some sleep after their talks about cables and electrons and voltage and complex numbers.
He will come home eventually.

As I'm lying in bed, I'm reading throgh the list or courses.
I need to find a nice place tomorrow.

The fighting association sounds fun.
It can't be more complicated than this.

Tomorrow I'll definitely go there.
Looks like I have to get up early. But it's not that late, and I'm already about to fall asleep, so this shouldn't be a problem.