Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 4, 2017 4:23:47 GMT
"Good morning, Abby." The redhead entered the shop as allowed and glanced over her shoulder to watch as the little clockwork doll re-locked the entrance behind her.
"Thanks for the offer, but maybe another time. I just passed by quickly to tell that Amon is at my place (alive but still recovering from that EIRAL-derived chaos from yesterday)." And while the mechanic did tell her that the twins probably already knew what happened to him, she thought that comfirming it from her own mouth just in case would be good. "He asked to get his... uh, overnight pack? I'm not sure what that includes... and his notebook too."
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Abby nodded. "As expected," she simply replied, leading Edel to the back room.
Inside, Abe can be seen sitting on the table, eyes closed, his audio sensors more pronounced that usual. Surrounding him were a variety of what seemed to be typewriters, with cords connecting to what seemed to be various corners and walls of the room. Every so often, Abe would begin typing something on one or more "typewriters" at the same time. If one didn't know better, they would assume he'd be meditating, though the constant clicking sounds that filled the air weren't what one would call "relaxing."
"Pay him no mind," Abby said before turning her attention back to Edel. "Now, before proceeding, might I inquire of Amon's condition?"
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 5, 2017 0:39:22 GMT
"......." Alright. Now the redhead could say she'd seen of everything. She made a mental note to mention it to Amon later and maybe find out if Abe was somehow communicating, outright glitching or just attempting to mimic his creator's quirky side.
She turned her attention back to Abby. "He woke up today with a fever (I gave him some medication before leaving, but am still not sure that it won't return) and was nauseated too, but otherwise alright. He had received multiple stabbing injuries and bruising yesterday night though, so I needed to use quite a lot of healing magic to treat the damage; he didn't mention anything affecting his prosthetic parts this morning, thankfully, but it might be good to let him rest and stay under observation for a while... You may come with me to check on him yourselves too if you want." Sigh. "Oddly enough, I also found traces of both lead, cadmium and mercury poisoning. That part was hard to reverse."
"...Interesting..." Abby merely stated, tilting her head slightly upon hearing Edel's assessment. "Although I can theorize that some of the heavy metal accumulation may have occurred during Amon's upbringing, there may have been a possibility that some of those metals may have accumulated during and after installing his prosthetic eye, for which I will offer an apology and gratitude for fixing the issue," she continued, giving Edel a bow. "That warehouse of his could only be sanitized so much, and he was oddly insistent that it be installed as soon as possible, a request I was forced to oblige."
"Now then, based on his condition, as well as the current condition, I calculate a two week stay time. I hope that is not too bothersome for you..."
"Fracking leech..." Abe muttered.
"Rude."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 5, 2017 1:16:34 GMT
"It's not a problem, though I can't guarantee he won't grow bored in there. There's only so much technology that can be brought to my home before it starts turning inconvenient, since... it's not really a warehouse." She paused for half a second to wonder whom Abe was calling a leech. Abby, Amon, or Edelweiss? Oh well...
"On the plus side, it's a very sanitary place, so there shouldn't be much complications regarding that."
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
"Honestly, I have a feeling he won't be bored. That being said..." Abby paused, giving a quizzical body expression, before making a series of clicks of her own, though it, and whatever response seemed to blend in with the background noise.
A moment later, with a quick nod (at whatever the message was), she simply pointed to one of the shelves. "He did not quite specify which notebook he was referring to. However, there is a box over on the bottom shelf, second from the right, which contains several notebooks and other notes. Please feel free to scan through them while we attempt to further clarify his request."
"I will be back momentarily," she said as she began to climb the stairs. "Please watch your step so that you do not trip."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 5, 2017 2:41:27 GMT
Alright, now there was so much clicking one could almost think of it as elevator music if it isn't something that'll only be invented centuries ahead of the present time. And even Abby was doing it too. With this Edelweiss decided to consider that the twins are using it to communicate remotely, either to themselves or someone or something else - that's yet another mental note added to mention later. ...That, and if Amon has no clue on what the twins are doing either, at least she can't be blamed of damaging them since they (or at least Abe was) were already doing that before her arrival.
"Alright..." The redhead also had no idea which notebook Amon wanted, if he has more than one. But having a specific place to check sounded simple enough, and she saw no reason to object. So she took the box from bottom shelf and carefully placed it on the floor, then sat down next to it and started to browse it's contents to try and narrow down what is the one that Amon had actually requested. Notebook, notebook, loose note, notebook, notebook, notebook... She stopped once reached a series of papers that seemed like--- Wait. What were those?
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
What was in the box could best be described as a cringe-fest of sappy love poems, notes, and one liners. Some pages were crumpled up, but attempts were made to smooth it out (such as one that read: "Roses are red, violets are blue, do not think ill of me, if I say I like you"). Other pages had lines that were scratched out, but the original contents could barely be read (for instance: "You must have killer looks, 'cause you slay me"). Still others were in perfect condition, such as one that held a pretty accurate sketch of Edel herself (captioned: "We all have secrets, but one thing is true: though you may not know me, I will still love you").
Needless to say, it was the love-stricken musings of a man who had originally planned on keeping his crush a secret.
Well...had planned...
...With said plan changed to "unable to toss these away, but never letting these see the light of day."
...Well...had planned...
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 5, 2017 7:21:36 GMT
Edelweiss froze staring at the papers for about 3 seconds, before having to raise a hand to stiff a giggle. Queens, this was sappier than a leaking maple tree, but still... it was just as sweet too (even that one little one-liner that was a wee bit stalkery). Paper after paper after paper, all filled with those random part poetic, part silly and mostly adorable words that kept making her snicker.
It wasn't even a noisy kind of laugh, but it was true. And heavens knew she'd been needing that. After so long fighting the doubts on her own, it was a relief to find some proof that the person she fell in love with actually existed, and wasn't just an illusion created by her exhausted mind.
...Then she couldnt help but wonder what face would Amon make if she brought those back with her and started reading them all aloud. Oh what an amusing little thought that was~ But no. No, she couldn't be that mean to him. So instead she'd just bring those and read them silently.
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Abby seemed to take her sweet time, packing two weeks worth of clothes and toiletries into a medium-sized suitcase, while chatting in Abe in their coded language.
Said chat was delayed due to the messages being relayed by a clockwork mouse, thereby increasing the amount of time chatting but hey, details.
[You know exactly which notebook he was referring to, don't you?]
[Of course.]
[Then why the diversion?]
[Her stress were many times greater than Amon's, so I hypothesize that reading said material originally meant for her might decrease said levels. Additional benefit: making another attempt at a "prank."]
[Efficient.]
[And the results?]
[Proving true: she has been snickering for the past couple of minutes.]
[Duly noted.] she replied before heading downstairs with the suitcase carefully in tow.
"Ms. Edelweiss, the overnight pack is complete," Abby announced as she reached the foot of the stairs. "As for the notebook in question, we have located its true location," she continued as she removed the item from a safe near the desk and handing it over to her. "Apologies for the mix-up. It would be greatly appreciated if you were to hold this onto your person or in a gating pocket for greater security. Apologies for the inconvenience."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 6, 2017 5:26:01 GMT
The little clockwork mouse passing back and forth behind her was a bit of a distraction, but Edelweiss realized she didn't really mind. Having at least a few clockwork critters sharing the space around should have been a given in Amon's place... plus it was kind of cute.
"Alright, thank you." She glanced back to look at Abby and nodded, placing the unneeded notebooks back in the box (but keeping any notes originally directed to/about her) and standing up to take said box back to its due place before turning again to receive the suitcase and correct notebook.
"Is there any tech within this too, or is it safe to keep it in a portal as well?" She asked about the suitcase.
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
"I see you enjoyed the little notes..." Abby said, tilting her head slightly upon seeing Edel take the love letters.
"No there is no technology in the bag, although..." Abby answered, once again giving the quizzical body expression. "...perhaps you may choose to bring his 'normal' arm with you. With how you mentioned having to work around his prosthetics, it may be beneficial to ensure he has full range of all of his faculties..."
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 9, 2017 5:46:53 GMT
"Denying it would be a lie." She replied with a last, soft chuckle as Abby mentioned the notes. "I wasn't able to finish reading though, so I'm thinking of borrowing them for a bit (I'll let Amon know, of course)."
With the confirmation that there was nothing in the suitcase particularly prone to breaking due to exposure to magic, she took a step back from the twins (since magic exposure would sure not do them good, even if they are resilient) and opened a gate and stashed both the case, the aforementioned notes and Amon's notebook inside neatly before closing it out of view.
"Personally, I'd rather him finger-stabbing the bed if the fever comes back than him eletrically deepfrying it... but I do see your point." It would be easier for him to hold a cup/silverware and eat food or overall do things with a normal(ish) hand than a metal sphere with flexing spikes. "May you fetch it as well (or show me where it is), please?"
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
"Understood," Abby said with a nod, quickly turning to retrieve an elongated case from the desk.
"Once more, apologies for inconveniencing you and thank you for taking care of Amon," Abby said with a bow.
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 9, 2017 6:02:55 GMT
"It's alright. It was a quite pleasant visit as well." The redhead replied while taking the long case, bidding Abby goodbye and that Abe keeps having fun with his... clicking (if he's capable of having fun in that sense).
And then it was just a quiet trip back to her own home.
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
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