The Engineer's Thumb: Irreparable

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Engineer's Thumb
Title: Irreparable
Author: Castiron
Rating: PG


My client was disappointed. "It cannot be repaired?"

"Alas, no; the damage is too far gone; the machine is fit only for scrap. Sometimes repair is impossible, and we must take what satisfaction we can from knowing why the destruction occurred." I looked at the stump of my thumb. "And from using the knowledge to avoid repetition of the error."

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

At least he was able to continue working. Very well put.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I like to think he found creative ways to work around the injury, and of course his mind remains intact.

[hardboiledbaby]

Ah, a meager satisfaction from knowledge bitterly won. Well done!

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The sadder-but-wiser engineer.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Nice to see him carrying on. Most engineering knowledge is in the head not the thumb, after all.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, he still knows how machines work; he just has to relearn some of the manual tasks.

[methylviolet10b]

I'm glad to see him continue in his career.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Work is the best antidote to sorrow, as it were.... Thanks!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

"avoid repetition of the error."

Yup, he's going to make sure he keeps that other thumb. ;)