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. ]

Comments

private; text; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

[This seems totally legit to Fern and hey, this being in the city's best interest definitely sounds like a good thing.]

i'm not an engineer or a scientist or anything fancy like that but i'm pretty good at scavenging junk

[brandnewtech]

[ Bless you, Fern, for taking Tech Boy at his word. It's totally legit and will most definitely not cause anyone any harm (on purpose). He's got everything under control. ]

Scavenging is the perfect place to start. Good thinking. I haven't looked for parts in very many places yet, and I need brass scraps and mechanical assemblies to cannibalize. For now. To get things started.

[laminae]

[He's a good lad who trusts people way too much.]

no problem
i was pretty good at finding that kind of stuff for Varian back in Deerington, so i bet i can do the same for you here
what's this for anyways?

[brandnewtech]

[ Tech Boy's more of a "trusting the wrong people" sort, but he likes it when people choose to trust him. ]

Varian's offered to help too, so that's a good opportunity to coordinate. He'll probably end up knowing more of what I'm looking for than I do sometimes.

[ This is text, but there's a pause between messages that one might be able to interpret as leaning in to tell a secret. ]

I'm building a machine. I'd say it's a surprise but tbh it'll be a surprise for me too. I've only designed about half of it, but I can see it in my mind and I know it'll do something good for everyone once its done. I know it.

[laminae]

ok cool
not surprised he did this sounds right up his alley

[This is only making Fern more curious!! And now a little wary, because this is starting to remind him of a certain portal project that went south.]

what's the machine do?
it's not an interdimensional portal is it