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[actnormal]

WHO: Caleb
WHERE: Gemini app
WHEN: After the Faerie Nonsense
WHAT: Caleb got some keys....
WARNINGS: Chaos raccoon gonna chaos raccoon???

[Caleb seems. Rather excited? He is also holding a ring of keys.]

With all the chaos from the faeries, I almost forgot but! [He jingles the keys.] I got this ring of keys from the Goodwill the other day, in the pots of chocolate they were giving out. These go to some of the dumpsters in the fancy parts of Kaisou, with locks, and a few to some places that I know toss out things like copper wire and other useful scrap. If anyone ever needs to get into those dumpsters, lemme know.

[He loves the goodwill so much guys.]

Comments

un: hextechnician

[hexcrafter]

[opens mouth to object]



[closes it]


I should not be condoning this, but copper wire is not cheap.

[actnormal]

[The most pleased raccoon.]

Right? I can go around and get you some if you need it.

[hexcrafter]

It would be foolish of me to turn that kind of offer down. Just try not to get into too much trouble over it.

[actnormal]

Oh, I won't. People don't wonder why a raccoon is near the trash, after all!

[hexcrafter]

[Lightly:] Of course. And if a trespasser with raccoon ears gets caught instead, remember we don't talk to the police and have the right to call either a lawyer or your DM to come pick you up.

[actnormal]

[Hm]

You know, I think you'd be more useful than a lawyer and I can't explain why.

[hexcrafter]

It's the polite and harmless nature while also carrying a blunt instrument at all times. I like to think it keeps people guessing.

[actnormal]

Ooh maybe. So does the cane not have a sword in it...?

[hexcrafter]

What--no, of course not. Even if it did, what use would it be? I need that to stand upright, Caleb, using it as a sword would cause more damage to me than anyone else.

[actnormal]

It'd look cool?

[hexcrafter]

Yes, very impressive while I was on the ground for lack of a crutch.

[actnormal]

Okay, okay, point. You should probably figure out a weapon, though.

[hexcrafter]

...Caleb, even if I had the slightest inclination towards fighting, I physically can't. That is half the reason I have kept quiet about being able to see half the things I could, I rather hoped it would all ignore me.

[actnormal]

...do you know magic?

[Viktor might realize that this is Caleb being worried for Viktor, now that he knows Viktor knows about all of this.]

[hexcrafter]

That is a question with a long and complicated answer, but the short one is 'nothing I can use here save for manipulating metal.'

[actnormal]

...well, that's something at least.

[hexcrafter]

You can just say 'you're a walking target'. Dancing around the issue will only irritate me.

[actnormal]

Well, you're not a walking target, but...Kaisou's just dangerous, that's all.

[hexcrafter]

Yes, I have noticed the occasional sudden crystal spire or demon realm spawning from thin air outside my window.

There is just nothing I can do about that.

[actnormal]

[They'll figure something out. They've got to.]

I'm just saying...

[hexcrafter]

...I might be able to build something for this purpose. But it would require a power source that does not exist in this universe.

[actnormal]

There's a whole bunch of weird magical stuff in Stardew and Kanto and even Hyrule, maybe you can find something that will work just as well? I can help.

[hexcrafter]

Well....I suppose magic is just another form of energy, the source itself may not matter as much as the conduit...

I don't know. I do not like the idea of weaponizing my designs, even if only for self-defense.

[actnormal]

Then let's not and just figure out something else. Or maybe you'll get more magic, that seems to happen now too.

[hexcrafter]

Dislike it as I might, I am a bit at a loss for what else there might be. My magic has not developed much further than this in years, and ordinary weaponry is improbable. I doubt the legions of hell or whatever else we come across will respond to a handheld taser, and that's about the extent of what I might be capable of using.

[actnormal]

...you could find a werewolf?

[And get bit?]

[hexcrafter]

Co to sakra, why would that even occur to you?

[actnormal]

Because we have a lot in the city and claws are really effective weapons?

[hexcrafter]

I have enough problems without rearranging my entire skeletal structure once a month, Caleb!

[actnormal]

You get used to it.

[But.]

I get it. I'm just throwing out ideas.

[hexcrafter]

Let's save that for a last resort. Given the choice I think I would rather buld a weapon, though it is a particularly close call.

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[illucesco]

Well, congrats. Be careful, god knows what you'll find in the fancier dumpsters.

[Noctis has long given up trying to dissuade Caleb. Might as well just remind him to look out for himself.]

I got one of those pots too, but all I got was this retro sci-fi costume. And I mean retro.

[actnormal]

Like Uncle Reggie's college photos retro?

[illucesco]

Exactly. It even has a visor and a reflective jacket, it's like somebody pulled it right out of a cover on one of Dad's old sci-fi books.

[actnormal]

Holy shit. I need to see this.

[illucesco]

[Noctis wrestles with his pride for a moment, before he sighs.]

...first, I want you to know, if I were in charge of this thing, I'd have picked something that looked cooler.

[Huh, why would he say that—

Then he activates the Dressphere, and crosses his arms once it finishes, dressed in something that looks very much like this, just with a silver reflective jacket over it and the cowl down.]

I know. Don't start.

[actnormal]

[Nope he's laughing his ass off.]

Holy shit, Noct.

[illucesco]

I'm aware. At least you'll be using that key, this is a Halloween costume at best.

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[droptheious]

[What the fuckery? ]

You can get into the fancy dumpsters? HECK yes I want in on that. You just can't get high quality scrap that easily in this city!

[actnormal]

Right?! Just say when and we can make a scrap run.

[droptheious]

Oh, you bet!!! I've got a lot of side projects going on now that I can use that for! Thanks, Bud!