A gander? There had to be stuff Reggie's father had that he could use for a thesis for a damn
doctorate, several times over! Carmen was almost vibrating with excitement, head swimming with the possibilities this strange, sudden, but wholly welcome new acquaintance he'd found might be able to do, for both himself and for Reggie. He certainly didn't possess gem tech, but Carmen could count the number of people that had gadgets like his on one hand, without the use of all fingers on said hand. He was about to offer to show the young man before him to his own personal workshop when Maeve spoke up, further filling him with excitement.
Two people to try and wow with his inventions? He almost wanted to refuse payment from that mailman, just from all the good that was coming from this trip.
Almost.
Reggie seemed pretty excited to... A little too excited, it seemed. He barely got half way into something about lasers before blowing a gasket and passing out, hitting the ground with a wince-inducing thud. Well, so much for showing off to Reggie today... but that did still leave Maeve--
"Uh... Hey, Starburst? I know you probably spent your whole life being told not to get in stranger's cars, but, uh, you might want to humor me..." Carmen gulped, hastily sliding his mask back down over his face and nodding up the hill. At the crest was a small contingent of gems, heading this way, led by the black and red gem. The guy seemed to have a bad rap from what he'd heard earlier, and he sure as hell didn't want to be around to get in a gem's way. Not without being properly armed, at least.
"So... My rickshaw is right by the road near here. You can take a ride with me, or you can find a way back and hopefully not piss off tall, red, and sinister there." Carmen offered, hurrying over to pick Reggie up and sling the unconscious guy over his shoulder. He didn't really wait for Maeve to give him an answer, either, already booking it for the road. He had a feeling something was about to go down, and he wasn't about to be caught without some form of self-defense.
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