She tries to fix her jumpsuit

Based on ideas originally by Consensueros.

Mackenzie knew that before she did anything else, she had to get her torn jumpsuit back to a manageable state. If she could find some way to fasten the two sides of the jumpsuit together over her left shoulder, then she could get back to work. Mackenzie wasn't much of a seamstress, not that she had any sewing supplies in the shop anyway. But she had a different idea in mind. Duct tape could solve anything, after all.

Mackenzie opened the drawer she kept her duct tape in and fished it out. She was disappointed to find that there was only a few inches of tape left on the roll. In the back of her mind, though, she remembered buying a fresh roll of duct tape a few months back. And, if Mackenzie recalled correctly, she had tossed it up on her top storage shelf, having figured she wouldn't need it anytime soon. Well now, the day of need had truly arrived.

Dragging over a small stepstool, Mackenzie positioned it beside her shelves and stepped up. Even with the boost, she couldn't quite see the contents of the top shelf, but she could easily feel around for the tape roll. Reaching as far back as she could with her right hand, Mackenzie began groping around. It only took a few moments before her fingertips felt the familiar shape of a tape roll. With a grin, the redhead grabbed it to retrieve her prize.

Except, when she tried to pull away, her arm didn't budge. Mackenzie tried again and felt resistance once more from her jumpsuit, making her realize what had happened. Her sleeve had gotten caught on something. Whether it was a protruding screw, metal edge, or even an old piece of discarded equipment, Mackenzie didn't know. And right then she didn't care.

She began tugging as hard as she could to get free. After a few yanks, the mechanic thought she heard the soft sound of fabric ripping, but she was fine with that. If Mackenzie had to rip a hole in her sleeve to get free, then so be it. It wasn't like the rest of the jumpsuit was in pristine condition anymore, given all the damage it had suffered.

Frustrated with her lack of progress, Mackenzie yanked even harder. Too hard, it turned out. She'd leaned back too far and the stepstool wobbled, causing Mackenzie to lose her balance. She fell backwards, landing ungracefully on her butt while a resounding ripping sound echoed through the room. The redhead figured her jumpsuit had ripped somewhere along the sleeve, but had no idea just how bad the newest round of damage was. At least, until she saw the right side of the jumpsuit fall and join the left half around Mackenzie's hips. Not only had the entire right sleeve of the jumpsuit been ripped off, but a significant portion from her shoulder and collarbone had been torn free as well. The front half and back half of Mackenzie's jumpsuit were now completely disconnected from the waist up, leaving her sitting there in just her half-sheer pink bra. Mackenzie gasped, instinctively crossing her arms over her chest, despite being completely alone in the shop.

In at least one small stroke of good luck, the duct tape had fallen from the shelf in Mackenzie's struggle. It lay beside her and Mackenzie eagerly snatched it up. She needed it now even more than before!

Mackenzie spent the next ten minutes trying to return her jumpsuit back to a useable state. Using the tape (some brand she'd never used before and had only bought because of a sale), Mackenzie carefully began reattaching the front and back halves of the jumpsuit's torso. She taped them together at the top, layering tape from her shoulders along to her neck. When she was done, she added tape to a few other places. Mackenzie put some tape over her broken zipper, effectively closing the jumpsuit up again and hiding her bra from view. Then, she patched up the holes where her pockets had been. And finally, she taped up the rips on the sides of the jumpsuit, obscuring her sexy panties once more.

The redhead cautiously moved around, testing the jumpsuit out and seeing if the tape held. Tentatively satisfied, Mackenzie let out a small sigh of relief. It wasn't great, but her jumpsuit was functional again. And that meant she could get back to work. The sooner she finished up repairing a car, the sooner she could drive it home to put some non-damaged clothes on. The only question was whether to continue working on the car she'd started earlier, or to switch to fixing up her motorcycle. The latter would likely be a quicker job, but the car had been in her shop the longest.

Either way, the mechanic had some work ahead of her. So, Mackenzie set the roll of duct tape aside and went to get ready for her next task. As she did so, she completely failed to notice one of the pieces of tape on her hips began slowly peeling away from the jumpsuit...