One more Interlude and RP opportunity before the end of the quarter!
Enoch makes a point of detouring through a few of the Combine's workshops when he takes you to meet the Director -- nothing Top Secret, obviously, but RRC R&D still has a few surprising prototypes on display. Describe an item you see and your character's reaction to it, then give yourself an immediate +1 XP.
Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
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Silverclaws
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Re: Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
Silver being more Cyber than magic does not really see much that sparks his interest. They wander through various workshops and design rooms and Silver does his best to look interested. A few times he has to stifle a yawn by yipping or yelping. When the other members look back at Silver, he just shrugs "Sorry."
Really the only thing that interested Silver before from the RCC was their Magma Rifles. Here he has seen more than enough of those, of course he has not acquired one, yet. Certainly walking through the armory, something would have attracted the least bit of interest, but no.
Silver really hoped they got close to Stella soon. This place was really starting to bore him.
With shoulders slumped over and his tail dragging, Silver nearly missed a firing range demonstration. The successive *thwap* *thwap* drew him out of his near zombie posture.
He stood up where he was in the hallway and stretched and took in his surroundings. He had fallen a ways behind but he could smell the others ahead of him aways. He turned around and heard the two shots fired again. Through a heavily wooded door, Silver caught sight of an RCC Tech laying on pad with a rifle on a tripod. The weapon was over 2 meters long with a fancy scope. It looked like a modded railgun. A railgun sniper rifle .
Silver leaned over the door with his arms resting on the doorjam and staring as the man continued his practice rounds and adjustments. That was where the other members of the COT found Silver.
Really the only thing that interested Silver before from the RCC was their Magma Rifles. Here he has seen more than enough of those, of course he has not acquired one, yet. Certainly walking through the armory, something would have attracted the least bit of interest, but no.
Silver really hoped they got close to Stella soon. This place was really starting to bore him.
With shoulders slumped over and his tail dragging, Silver nearly missed a firing range demonstration. The successive *thwap* *thwap* drew him out of his near zombie posture.
He stood up where he was in the hallway and stretched and took in his surroundings. He had fallen a ways behind but he could smell the others ahead of him aways. He turned around and heard the two shots fired again. Through a heavily wooded door, Silver caught sight of an RCC Tech laying on pad with a rifle on a tripod. The weapon was over 2 meters long with a fancy scope. It looked like a modded railgun. A railgun sniper rifle .
Silver leaned over the door with his arms resting on the doorjam and staring as the man continued his practice rounds and adjustments. That was where the other members of the COT found Silver.
Re: Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
New Mexico/The Forge
Afternoon
Day 33
Round 0
Kim looked around in amazement as Enoch led them through various workshops. She tried not to gush at everything. In one of the workshops, she peeled off, picking up a bulky unit with straps of some kind.
“Hey, this is a little like my backpack,” Kim said, looking over the unit. “I mean, way bigger and bulkier. Not even sure I could carry it. It’s kinda like the designs I found in my mom’s things. She couldn’t get it miniaturized either. That’s because she was using octiron and not auriculum,” she explained to Enoch. “You sacrifice pure magical power for less weight, but the auriculum is a better conductor, and you can fit more residuum crystals in the battery to compensate for the power.”
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Sky Siren
Afternoon
Day 33
Round 0
Kim looked around in amazement as Enoch led them through various workshops. She tried not to gush at everything. In one of the workshops, she peeled off, picking up a bulky unit with straps of some kind.
“Hey, this is a little like my backpack,” Kim said, looking over the unit. “I mean, way bigger and bulkier. Not even sure I could carry it. It’s kinda like the designs I found in my mom’s things. She couldn’t get it miniaturized either. That’s because she was using octiron and not auriculum,” she explained to Enoch. “You sacrifice pure magical power for less weight, but the auriculum is a better conductor, and you can fit more residuum crystals in the battery to compensate for the power.”
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Sky Siren
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Orrin Truthseeker
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Re: Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
Orrin walks calmly behind Enoch as they make their way through the halls and rooms and workshops of the Combine on their way to the director. With his arcane sight enabled, he can make out what devices are magical in nature and which are just plain devices, but not being a techno-wizard himself makes it difficult to tell what the devices do.
They receive plenty of unintended demonstrations however as fiddling technowizards trial devices in various stages of research and development. A few things spark Orrins interest. With one odd item that looks like a cross between a gun and a chewtoy, a frustrated looking teen technowizard tries to pacify a pacing caged sabertooth. Each attempt works for a moment or two, but the creature always shakes its head an snarls at the young inventor. Orrin smiles, shifting his staff from one hand to the other and thinking on how some mystical abilities just can't be replicated in by technology, no matter how many arcane crystals you use.
As they walk across a particularly large workshop, Orrin's gaze is suddenly drawn to their left as he senses a HUGE expenditure of PPE. For those less sensitive to the arcane a loud, otherworldly oscillating sound draws the attention of everyone in the room.
In the far corner an eccentric disheveled but sharply dressed man in an overcoat is rapidly operating a console beside a small blue box. As the noise reaches a crescendo, the swirling enenergies coalesce and the box disappears. The operator watches the spot where the box once was hopefully. The seconds drag on, and the mans anxiousness turns to nervous, and nervousness to apparent agony as he stares at the spot, obviously trying by sheer willpower to cause....something to happen. Just as everyone starts to turn their attention away, the box reappears, and a cheer goes up from a few knowledgeable observers.
The crowd gathered by the unusual sound disperses, most muttering disappointing sentiments, but Orrin just stands there, jaw slack in complete and utter shock. While to most observers the box merely disappeared and reappeared, having watched everything in the magical spectrum, Orrin knows the truth. The box actually travelled forward in time...
They receive plenty of unintended demonstrations however as fiddling technowizards trial devices in various stages of research and development. A few things spark Orrins interest. With one odd item that looks like a cross between a gun and a chewtoy, a frustrated looking teen technowizard tries to pacify a pacing caged sabertooth. Each attempt works for a moment or two, but the creature always shakes its head an snarls at the young inventor. Orrin smiles, shifting his staff from one hand to the other and thinking on how some mystical abilities just can't be replicated in by technology, no matter how many arcane crystals you use.
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In another room, a middle aged woman rotates a knob on her belt and instantly gets "pulled" toward the ceiling. She must have been practicing with the device for a while, for in the 14 or so foot "drop", she manages to mostly flip herself over so that she "lands" on her feet, though she still takes a few faltering steps after hitting the ceiling. Noticing the passing crowd, she smiles and waves at Enoch as he passes by.As they walk across a particularly large workshop, Orrin's gaze is suddenly drawn to their left as he senses a HUGE expenditure of PPE. For those less sensitive to the arcane a loud, otherworldly oscillating sound draws the attention of everyone in the room.
In the far corner an eccentric disheveled but sharply dressed man in an overcoat is rapidly operating a console beside a small blue box. As the noise reaches a crescendo, the swirling enenergies coalesce and the box disappears. The operator watches the spot where the box once was hopefully. The seconds drag on, and the mans anxiousness turns to nervous, and nervousness to apparent agony as he stares at the spot, obviously trying by sheer willpower to cause....something to happen. Just as everyone starts to turn their attention away, the box reappears, and a cheer goes up from a few knowledgeable observers.
The crowd gathered by the unusual sound disperses, most muttering disappointing sentiments, but Orrin just stands there, jaw slack in complete and utter shock. While to most observers the box merely disappeared and reappeared, having watched everything in the magical spectrum, Orrin knows the truth. The box actually travelled forward in time...
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Sir Blurre
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Re: Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
Sir Blurre stops frequently as they are going through, asking all sorts of questions about what things do and what purpose they serve. He is politely interested in all the answers, but he pauses when he encounters a small pair of bracers. "What do these do?" The technician nods with a smile. "Oh, we're starting a new line, targeting certain niche markets. This one is meant for cyber-knights; the bracers enhance their innate physical resistance."
He raises a brow, curious now. "How did you manage to come up with something like that?"
The technician, apparently delighted to have an opportunity to boast, smiles broadly. "Oh, it wasn't that difficult. All we had to--" He's cut off by Enoch. "Sorry, Sir Blurre, trade secrets, you understand." And they're hustled off again.
He raises a brow, curious now. "How did you manage to come up with something like that?"
The technician, apparently delighted to have an opportunity to boast, smiles broadly. "Oh, it wasn't that difficult. All we had to--" He's cut off by Enoch. "Sorry, Sir Blurre, trade secrets, you understand." And they're hustled off again.
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Re: Wondrous Widgets from the Workshop - Interludes
Rill is impressed in spite of himself at the many wondrous items from the Combine's workshop. I feel as if I am walking through one of those pre-Rifts children's books. What was the author's name? Dr. Seusser... or something to that effect.
He resists the temptation to touch various widgets for which he knows no name, but pulls up in genuine surprise when he sees something familiar: a Communications Band.
Upon further inspection, he finds nothing special about it. Except for size and wear and tear, it could be the exact same model Rill owned, with very little variation. One of the Techno-Wizards sees Rill's interest, and wanders over.
"I help you, there, friend?" the tech asks.
Rill replies with a bit of curiosity, "The Communications Band. I didn't think the Combine made such... ordinary things? Please excuse me, I mean no disrespect. I have just become accustomed in my very short time with your group to your items being a bit more exotic and extraordinary."
The tech gives a hearty laugh. "Lots of folks think that; you ain't the first to be surprised. But, hey, we gotta talk to people just like everyone else, and so do our clients. High tech doesn't always mean proprietary tech, and if you can't supply people with things that do what they expect, they won't pay for things that do what they didn't expect."
He resists the temptation to touch various widgets for which he knows no name, but pulls up in genuine surprise when he sees something familiar: a Communications Band.
Upon further inspection, he finds nothing special about it. Except for size and wear and tear, it could be the exact same model Rill owned, with very little variation. One of the Techno-Wizards sees Rill's interest, and wanders over.
"I help you, there, friend?" the tech asks.
Rill replies with a bit of curiosity, "The Communications Band. I didn't think the Combine made such... ordinary things? Please excuse me, I mean no disrespect. I have just become accustomed in my very short time with your group to your items being a bit more exotic and extraordinary."
The tech gives a hearty laugh. "Lots of folks think that; you ain't the first to be surprised. But, hey, we gotta talk to people just like everyone else, and so do our clients. High tech doesn't always mean proprietary tech, and if you can't supply people with things that do what they expect, they won't pay for things that do what they didn't expect."
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