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"Never had a reason or chance to be," Cas shrugged, "But they're so cool!"

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"Agreed!" Russell stated happily. He frowned looking at the... the name of the particular part he was looking at didn't come up in his brain, but he knew exactly what to do. This was how it always was. He walked back over to the side of the room where all his tools were and strapped on a utility belt before returning to his former position and jumping onto the Stinger. With his claws, it was easy to find little hand-holds, and he took out a tool with his other hand before popping open a panel on the big machine and fiddling around inside it. "So why don't you hang out much around Stingers? Just never had the chance or busy?" Russell asked, making conversation. It was rare anyone came to talk to him, especially if they were actually nice and didn't just come to yell at him.

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"Well, technically, I shouldn't just run around without a care," Cas shrugged, trailing his fingers over the cold metal.

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"Eeeeehhh, but it's so much fun! Though I do get yelled at for doing that sometimes." Russell admitted with a shrug and a sheepish grin even though Caspian couldn't see. "Say! What do you do that keeps you busy then?" Russell questioned innocently, sticking his head out from where he was working. Already spots of greasy were getting on his fur

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"I'm not supposed to say," Cas grinned at him, rocking back on his heels, "Buuuuut...I'm in a gang."

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Russell poked his head out, his ears perking up. "Wow, seriously?! Coooooool! Whats that like?" Russell questioned with an excited smile, his tail wagging in anticipation. Caspian certainly got his attention with that comment, causing Russell to briefly pause in his work

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Cas shrugged, "I don't know. It's pretty standard. I'm not supposed to talk about it."

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Russell's ears drooped in disappointment, but they quickly perked back up as he went back to work. "Eh, no problem then. Sounds cool though!" He repeated. Suddenly the thrusters on the Stinger spewed out black smoke and Russell popped out from his perch, coughed and waving his clawed hand in front of his face. "There we *cough* go! Good as new!" He said with a grin. Hs white teeth stood out drastically from his now pitch black fur due to the smoke cloud enveloping him.

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Cas giggled, "Are you alright?"

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Russell nodded. "Yep! This is nothing really." He said with a shrug. "Just cleaning out everything. I can wash off later." He added, heading back to the workbench and picking up a new tool before heading back to the Stinger. "So who's your favorite racer, huh?" Russell questioned

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"Uh, well, the only one I know by name is Kierian," Cas shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck.

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Russell grinned. "Awesome! He's really cool! My boss loves him too, so you'd get along ok!" Russell laughed at the irony, but it was still a good-natured laugh. Here he was, working for Kieran, and one of his fans came along! Of course, fan or not, Kieran would skin Russell from bringing some random citizen into the shop that wasn't a customer, but luckily the boss man wasn't coming in today. "So he's the only one you remember?"

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"He's the only one I know by name," Cas chuckled, shrugging.

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"Ah, right." Russell said. Then he heard the door open and looked over.

"Hey! Who's the kid, Russell?" A man asked, striding into the room, and he didn't look too happy. Russell gulped and his ears laid flat on his head.

"Oh, uh, he wanted to see some Stingers so I just kind of... brought.. him?" Russell said, shuffling on his feet. The man, obviously another worker here, rolled his eyes.

"You don't just bring people in here, Russ. The boss'll have your head if he finds out." He snorted. He turned to Caspian. "You need to hightail it out of here, kid."

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Caspian frowned, looking disappointed, "Are you sure?"

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The guy nodded. "Yeah. Out." Then he turned to Russell. "You escorted him in, you escort him out. And be quick about it." The man ordered before leaving the two. Russell sighed and scratched the back of his neck as he faced Caspian with an embarrassed smile.

"Uh, sorry about that. The other workers here don't really take too, uh... they're just a bit stricter on me." He chuckled

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Cas chuckled and gave him a good-natured shrug, "Don't worry, I understand."

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Rusell nodded and headed towards the door, motioning for Cas to follow. "Well then! Let's go!" He said cheerfully, but he then paused and glanced back at Caspian. "Uh, where do you live? Or where am I taking you? Just outside?"

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"Outside is fine," Cas smiled, "You aren't supposed to know where I live."