video; un: techgod

[brandnewtech]

[ Dressed in clothes that are way too colorful for this setting, the Technical Boy is sitting at a wooden table, arms crossed. The room is dark but not unnaturally so. A stack of papers sits off to his right side, only partially in frame. Observant viewers may notice that the top one is a schematic of some kind, but the details are mostly obscured.

He lifts one eyebrow before he starts speaking. Intending to be an approachable, his facial expression is calm and is almost a smile, but something about it seems a touch unfriendly. ]

At the risk of redundancy, I'm looking to connect with fellow inventors, mechanics, engineers, alchemists, and technicians for a special project. I have four hands already but need more or it's going to take fucking forever to finish.

Don't ask me what it is. That information is currently on a need-to-know basis. What's important is that it's in the city's best interest. Promise.

Intrigued? Like a challenge? Hit me up. Private messages from serious offers only.

[ He leans forward to get closer to the video in a conspiratorial manner. ]

If you want to leave public messages, tell me what you think this place needs. Get creative.

➟ Attached: "video transcript.txt"

[ Anyone who knew Tech Boy from before may notice this is a bit more vague and brief than his usual network communications. And is that a glitch right as he cuts the feed? Must have been your imagination. ]

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[brandnewtech]

[ The thing-within-another-thing will be in what's to follow. It's all terribly clever, and no one will see it coming. For now, the request is vague but pretty straight forward. Plus it has the added benefit of reconnection with some familiar faces. ]

Trying to avoid crashes, but any project worth doing could always use some extra muscle. I'm not really built for heavy lifting, and I'm sure K would appreciate the assist. If you find yourself available, of course.

I can't give you any details now. Only that I'm building a machine of yet to be determined size and am not exactly sure what components I'll need. Seem like something you'd be comfortable with?

[wwrench]

If K knows about it and it's got his stamp of approval, I'll take that endorsement. I probably owe him some manual labor anyway.

[Wrench isn't typically one for blind trust, but he wasted enough time back in Deerington and now he's got nothing to show for it. None of the men he'd come to know and to love are here now, and if he's facing down the possibility of another eternity without them he's starting to feel like he's got a whole lot less to lose.]

Got a list of components you need, or is it more of a try-everything-and-see sort of situation?

[brandnewtech]

My project notes have currently taken over a couple rooms of our house, so you can rest assured that K knows all about it. I'm interpreting his patience with the mess as approval.

[ Tech Boy's understating it, of course, because he wouldn't have already made this much progress on his schematics without K's direct help. And yet, there's a terrible amount still to be done. Tech Boy really wishes he had better answers for how others could help at this stage. ]

It's definitely a try-everything-and-see, throw-it-against-the-wall-and-keep-what-sticks situation. For now anyway. The process'll get more refined as time goes on and there's a clearer vision of the desired final result.

Any questions currently burning a hole in your pocket? Best to get them out up front.