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"Nothing much right now. I'm just sort of piecing together...random parts that I have." Definitely not stolen parts, nuh uh. "Letting my mind decide." ...obviously you're good with devices. Otherwise you wouldn't be here. Theo's tail swayed a bit as he fiddled with the propellor box thing.

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"Raaja wouldn't hurt anyone unless she's extremely hungry or if I get hurt. Otherwise, don't piss her off." Raaja purred as Amber pet her, and she brang Raaja to the corner that Barley and Ravenpaw were curled up in. Raaja sat down and the two cats immediately cuddled up next to the leopard, purring even louder. Raaja looked spooked from the noise and smells, too.

"Mhm... so yer' a tinkerer? Where'd th' parts come from? Ya' boughtem, right?"

Kendo was bouncing up and down, clearly energetic.

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"...You could say that, yeah. I 'bought' them." Theo said with obvious hesitance. "Dragbourne may be known for its market, but it mostly deals in exotic animals. Pieces of machines are hard to come by, so I make do with what I find."

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kendo nodded.

"Ah, so 'ya stole 'em! Got it!"

He smiled, tilting his head slightly. He pushed back his messy silver hair, grinning.

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"More like...haggled, and then took back what was mine. Gotta do what I can to live." Making machines = profit because he can sell them to buy food and then steal machine parts is basically what he's been doing most of his life.

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He nodded.

"You're my kind of person, then! It's wonderful ta' meetcha! Ahm' Kendo, the Conductah'!"

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"Well then, I'm Theo. ...The cat, if that wasn't obvious." Atleast that's what all the merchants in Dragbourne know me as, because all they see is my cat mask. He took a second off of working on the box thing to check on his dragon. The tiny red dragon was fast asleep on his shoulder.

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kendo poked the dragon.

"Who's this lil' fellah?"

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The dragon responded with a little chirp, readjusting it's position on Theo's shoulder. "...I named him Fogue. It's French. While the translation isn't fitting...the name is."

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kendo smiled.

"t's not a bad name. I like it!"

He pat the dragon.

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The dragon acted like it was gonna bite Kendo, but Theo glared at it. It puffed some smoke out of its nostril and laid its head back down. "He's not really fond of strangers."

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"Eh, most people ain't fond o' me. They say 'ts somethin' about 'da guns?"

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"Well, outside of Glockhaven...we don't normally use guns. So seeing one causes people to go into a state of distrust and panic, because they feel like they're about to get shot." Theo explained. How did he know so much about people? Who knows.

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Cornelis wakes up from his nap on his bed of bones and sees he has a message saying "Hello Half-Genius! As you may have just witnessed, Aetherhaven has plummeted. This is our first island ever falling, so I assume there has been a panic throughout the Island you've been left to manage, no? Well, it's all being taken care of! Half of you Half-Geniuses will stay behind and manage the Islands, and the other half will have to find whoever did this. You may converse amongst yourselves at the base in Gearwatch. We hope you'll accept this task for the sake of Gearborne, as we do not need any more lives lost."

"I bid you farewell and good luck!"

Cornelis grabs his bag, bone tools, bone gears, and Eve before he rushes to get to Gearwatch before it is too late for him.

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A somewhat tall woman with goggles, a blue cape, a pair of wings, and a bird's tail sat in a particularly messy room in her house, with various shelves containing herbs, jars of various ingredients, and a disorganized collection of flasks, test tubes, and beakers, along with miscellaneous equipment used in alchemy. She sat there, hunched over the main table in that room, the noise from the potions being brewed making it near impossible for her to pick up the sounds of distant screaming or the announcement from Gearwatch. She has been getting some reports of machinery on the island malfunctioning as of late, so she figured she should probably go ahead and work on that...... right after she's done brewing this batch of potions.... Though a quick tap on her shoulder had gotten her attention. It was her raven, Alphonse, carrying a recording device in his talons. After giving her corvid companion a gentle stroke on the head, the woman pressed the play button on the device...

"Hello Half-Genius!"

She rolled her eyes, as she hated being called that, almost as much as she hated being referred to by her full name.

"As you may have just witnessed, Aetherhaven has plummeted. This is our first island ever falling, so I assume there has been a panic throughout the Island you've been left to manage, no? Well, it's all being taken care of! Half of you Half-Geniuses will stay behind and manage the Islands, and the other half will have to find whoever did this. You may converse amongst yourselves at the base in Gearwatch. We hope you'll accept this task for the sake of Gearborne, as we do not need any more lives lost."

"I bid you farewell and good luck!"


Kass froze up for a second upon hearing the news about Aetherhaven falling, then began contemplating whether or not she should head to Gearwatch. On one hand, it is her responsibility to fix any issues with Brewhagen's machinery, but on the other, she is the Half-Genius now, that's kind of been her job ever since her father got sick and died a couple years ago....

Well, she thought, Might as well head off then, it's not like Father's gonna come back from the dead just to attend some crummy meeting....... Riiiiiiight after these potions are done brewing, don't wanna accidentally blow up the workshop when I'm not looking...

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Kass arrived at Gearwatch, her wings folded tightly to her back, Alphonse perched on her shoulder. She had brought along a satchel containing her spellbook and a few vials, just in case she may need them. Gearwatch felt nothing like her home island of Brewhagen, or even Starfellae for that matter. Sure, Brewhagen had a few markets selling stuff like ingredients, cauldrons, and flasks, but they were never this crowded. After asking around a bit, Kass had made it to the base, trying to draw as little attention as possible.

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Saiko grimaced as she watched Aetherhaven fall from the top of her glass skyscraper, that was 50 million dollars of prime real estate gone right there. Whatever, she'll make back the amount soon. What she had to focus upon mainly was her own island, she hadn't expected Aetherhaven to fall, the half genius presiding over the area was quite vigilant in their defending of the island. Whatever was happening, she had to secure her own island. She hit the red intercom on her throne chair. "Hello? Defense Department chief? Yeah, code red. Lock the city down. Yeah don't worry, you'll be paid for this. Thank you." Saiko lifted her finger off the intercom before the DDC could say anything, sagging into their chair and closing their eyes tiredly. A few minutes later, an Island wide siren began to blare, steel walls rising around the island, barring access in or out of the island. Saiko smirked, satisfied with the result. She walked towards the window closest to her and peered out, nodding in satisfaction as she beheld the people of the island being shepherded back To their homes. All was going according to plan. She turned, noticing a hologram she hadn’t seen activated in quite a bit flicker to life, inviting her to Gearwatch to meet with the other half geniuses. “Fine, I’ll join you in bit.” She glided through the elevator, exiting at the first floor, meeting a short fat man wearing a badge with the letters ‘D.D.C’ engraved in it. “Glad you could make it chief, are all the citizens under lockdown?” The man nervously shifted in uniform, fingering his badge. “Y-yes lady, all secured. If you wouldn’t mind, the money please.” Saiko made a few disgruntled noises. “Yes yes, the money. I’ll deposit the amount into your account shortly. Make sure none of your men disturb me while I’m out. I’m going to head over to Gearwatch.” Saiko pushed the dwarf aside, striding out of her tower and through the city of diversity, dynamism, economy and culture. Described as the economic and cultural capital of the world, New Cassiopeia was Saikos pride and joY. She couldn’t let it sink. Heading over to the port, she boarded a ship, preparing to head to the place she oh so despised, Gearwatch.

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Kendo laughed.

"Ah, issat it? Mate, if ya knew 'ow much we at Glahck'aven wanna shoot 'ya softies, no'ne would even touch us!"

He walked away, grinning.

"I'll go talk ta' some others! Bye~"

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Amber watched as Kendo passed, frowning. Raaja eventually got up and started to inspect everyone, paying special attention to Theo's gadget. Raaja tried to grab the gadget, but flinched back from the taste of it. Raaja went back to examining everyone, then went back to Amber.

Gearwatch was hot! Not to mention completely devoid of anything natural. Athena quickly located the building she was looking for, landed a fair distance away, far enough to avoid the pushing crowd, folded in her wings, and slipped her way through the mess of people. Or tried to slip her way though the mess of people. She earned herself quite a bit of protest and dirty looks, all of which she profousely apologized to.

Carefully pushing open the doors, she waved a slightly timid hello at the assembled people, and found a cool and shady spot in a corner.

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