Who:
variaswrath and
ergaleomancer What: Xanxus is curious what this clockwork can do, Theta is curious about this city, and lord only knows how it'll end.
When: A day after Theta's arrival, a bit after their first
chat over the network.
Where: Starting out near the theater, but location is subject to change.
Warnings: Who knows, with Xanxus involved. PG-13 at the most I
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"The only good thing about this city is that food and lodgings are free. There aren't any shopkeepers to speak of, but everything gets replenished without our help."
At the same time, he did not bat an eye about her following him like this. His intentions never got much purer than this, but if she was useful to him she had no reason to assume he would want her to come to harm. He would, in fact, have been surprised if she hadn't followed. That was just what happened when he lead the way.
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"It's like the old stories of a clockwork city, then...but even I am an ergaleomancer and I find the ideal a bit...frightening. Clockworks are meant to be like human beings, not the other way around."
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Truthfully, Xanxus would have preferred if it wasn't so ridiculously easy to survive in this city. It left too much trash alive. At least this cripple wasn't as useless as some out there, and it pleased him that she walked quicker than he had initially anticipated. His eyes assessed the surroundings quickly, looking for the place they needed to turn and spotting it only a block away. Good.
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"It's a children's story...one to keep them in line... When they misbehave, parents say they'll be sent to the clockwork town. It's more trouble than it's worth to recount, but...everything in town happens by clockwork, even meals."
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A gentle push opened the shop's door that set off the clear sound of a bell to anounce the presence of a customer, revealing a dusty but otherwise well-kept interior, and Xanxus held the door open for Theta to follow. The workshop itself he imagined would be in the back, possibly an apartment above or below. But this would be her place, and he waited for her to enter and see if it was suitable.
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When it stayed silent, she huffed a little. "Shoddy workmanship, but..." She set it down and went into the back to poke around the workshop. The squeal of delight carried through the whole shop. One by one she tested the machines, making sure they were in working order. They weren't exactly what she was used to, but they would -work-.
"This is PERFECT~! Thank you so much! I would have spent weeks to find this place."
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"You're forgetting I didn't do it for free," he replied, though not in bad humor, as he sauntered into the workshop area and leaned casually against the wall.
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"Of course. A mapping clockwork...I'll start work on that immediately."
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"Is there anything else you want to know or need help with?"
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"I need gemstones...there's only quartz here...that's not good enough." She continued to look around for a moment more, then nodded again. "Rubies or Sapphires at least, diamonds are best. And rubber. Other than that...I've got what I need. It's not a setback yet, though, as I won't need those until later on. I can begin work while you work on getting me those."
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"Shouldn't be impossible to come by. I'll need a few days at the most."
He pushed himself off the wall before asking "no more questions then?"
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