Between the Books
She never had any attachment to the old machines before then, but seeing them go had brought a pang to her heart nonetheless.
Chemical Sense for the New Apocalypse
Mostly old folks, some kids, idealistic, constantly fucking around with old machines, trying to rebuild whatever'd been there before.
Alison Everett Bio
In her time alone, she managed to discover that she had a knack for tinkering, fixing up old machines that no longer worked and even building her first mech entirely from scrap that she had scavenged from discarded appliances.
Change of Perspective: Andromeda Page 2
"we have developed a technology from the old machines, the ones you refer to as 'reapers', that enabled us to uplift organics to the next step of evolution. we are able to uplift organics into geth.
Coach's Boys - Chapter 15: Weekend at Coach's, Part 1
Nathan hunched into his car, a rickety old machine that was just about as old as the husky. he shivered as he turned the ignition and heard it rattle and groan before it rumble to life. he cranked up the heat, but got blasted with cold air.
Gauge's Day
A quick blip of the throttle, and the old machine settled into a satisfying rumble, gauge settling his foot on the peg and clicking the shift pedal into first, easing the clutch out and rolling the bike out of the garage, and onto a dusty, dirty trail that
The Piranha's Denial
It took everything she had not to moan right then, almost as if she had been hit with a shock from one of alphys’s old machines. the big blue woman clenched her hands into fists, curling her webbed toes. “hoooo, boy…” “you okay?”
Freelancers, Chapter Nine
"the geth call them 'old machines.' the protheans called them 'reapers.' they appear to be sentient artificial intelligences." "oh, boy." takahashi crossed his arms tightly over his chest. "that sounds ominous."
Clean Break: Chapter II
Sherra watched as an old ship started to ascend from the spaceport. it was a rattling old machine, burning smoke and fire as it coughed its dirty self out of the atmosphere. a real piece of garbage. looking at it made sherra miss her old ship.
The Secret of Hoyt's Farm : Chapter 1
Dust off the old machinery, and get back to work. this is a story i've been working on for about a year, on and off. it's been posted on hf and partially to fa, but i've been planning on putting it here as well for some time now.
The Farm - 1
The entire bus seems to vibrate when they turn on the engine, the old machine coughing and sputtering as it drives away from the processing center.
Pokémon: Darkest Taboo, Pt135
It was one of those old mechanical clocks where half the number would flip down to reveal the next, this particular incorporated the date as well, it was that which had caught her attention.