at this point I figure the only way Azu gets to fix his gear is if it goes into catastrophic failure, ends up with him being knocked out, and they get separated from the rest of the group and he wakes up in a campsite with her already done.
I have an idea for the gauntlets, seeing as they're experimental technology. @Raijinslayer did you have any ideas or impressions about the inventor, and does it necessarily have to be a mechanical error?
@tobiaxI mean, if you have another idea, I'm open to it. As for the invebtor, it was basically a rejected prototype Atlas weapon that one of his teacher's let him have due to his own trouble with weapon creation, and was a bit of a pet project between him and one of his brainier teammates. So original inventor is not really a factor, but his teammate was a bit of a weapon maniac and wanted to make something to help capitalize on Silme's fighting style, and so altered the original design a bit to better fit him, as well as adding in the dust fubctionality.
Hmmm, I wouldn't say so personally, since Aura control would likely be something he'd be used to. experimental or not, Silme has been using this weapon for a while now, it's just that he's missing his usual handy-man to fix what he can't understand. He's likely got the aura use down by now, even if it does make him feel a bit sick everytime he uses it.
I would just think that his unruly personality would reflect on his Aura, and it would clash with the more measured parts of the machinery, which could be why it breaks so often. (And his Semblance may not be doing him any favors.)