throwback headcanon bc thunderbirds
but along the lines of Sparrow being one of the best bomb disposal experts at STING - even though that isn’t her area - she’s also good at repairs and upgrades to vehicles and gadgets. Like she spends so much time in those Sectors, she learns how each thing works intricately, but she’s also capable of learning how to fix items. Like when cars come through all bashed or scratched or not working, she’s cool with getting her hands greasy and fixing them. And part of the reason she’s their go-to agent for experimental tech is because she’s smart and creative enough to figure out how to fix it - or use it while it’s broken - so if it malfunctions, she’s in less danger
Like if she goes through the time porter or the dimension porter or the space porter and it breaks down on the other side, she has enough insider knowledge to fix it up and get back to her starting point, where it can go in for proper repairs by the experts.
But Sparrow is just capable of absorbing major amounts of knowledge; if she does it once, she’ll always be able to do it.
She might not understand the computing or programming side of things but she’ll sure as hell know which wire is supposed to go where. That’s why she’s good at disarming bombs and fixing the porters and using the gadgets.
