*Catalyst's workshop. Various strange objects, such as party hats, stuffed baboons, board games and numerous art supplies and tools that don't strictly speaking belong to him lie scatttered through a corridor. The trail leads to the open door of a small, dark storage room where Catalyst is rummaging through the mess. He tosses out a hula skirt and a novelty mug (repainted head of a mini bot), but he still can't find what he's looking for.*
*he radios
Tapefix and asks her if she knows the whereabouts of Muffler, but Tapefix is busy and couldn't care less about about his pet Empty. She frankly hopes the thing wandered outside and got blown up by Seekers; it's ugly and leaky and Catalyst has plenty of other test subjects. Catalyst claims he finally made time to properly repair Muffler, but Tapefix just laughs scornfully at that. Catalyst decides to contact his friends, perhaps one of them borrowed Muffler?...*
Has anyone seen my test subject? he looks like this
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Meanwhile at
apprentice-lurk's LJ