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I Have a Favor to Ask of You (Part One)

Ramshackle Dorm - Your Room
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Hello?

Hm? Sounds like we got a visitor. C'mon, [MC]. Let's see who's here.
Ramshackle Dorm - Foyer

Greetings, [MC]. Grim. Mind if I come in?

Gah, it's Azul! What do YOU want with the Ramshackle Dorm?

Goodness. You look so distressed, I'd think you just swallowed a fish bone whole. Lighten up.
I'm not here on any official business today. I merely have a favor to ask of you.
What's the favor? It's never "merely" a favor.

I could use assistance with Ortho's maintenance.

Wait, what?
What's the Octavinelle housewarden doing askin' us for help on behalf of a guy from Ignihyde?

I'm in the same club as Ortho's brother, Idia, who sought me out at a club meeting for aid.
He said that he wanted to swap out body parts to give Ortho a performance upgrade, but he couldn't do it alone.

And he asked YOU for help? Idia's either brave or dumb as a box of lava-rocks...

He just doesn't have many friends. I imagine it took a lot of courage on his part just to approach me.
But he did it. He came out of his shell for the sake of his precious kin.
Ortho, with his mechanical body, and Idia, who goes to such lengths for his "brother"...
Does it not make your spirit soar? My heart melts for such beautiful brotherly love.
Doesn't it make you want to chip in and support them somehow?

Nope, not in the least.

Gracious. You didn't miss a beat there.

It ain't my problem, so why should I go outta my way to make it my problem?

Clearly, I've misjudged you... Kidding. I was fully expecting this.
Incidentally, Grim: What were you doing the night before last?

The night before last? Uhhh, that was when... Oh, CRUD. You didn't!

It would be rude to visit empty-handed, so I brought a gift—a photo I took of the teachers' lounge the night before last.
Specifically, a picture of you fighting with Professor Trein's pet and making a mess of the whole lounge.

  • sputter* It's not what you think! That ain't me!
You're not fooling anyone. Nice composition in that shot.

Look, it's all Lucius's fault anyway. He swiped my late-night snack roll!

Dear me. From what I hear, the professor's searching for the culprit even as we speak.
And here I am, worried sick about Ortho...
Why, I could absentmindedly drop this picture in front of the professor at any moment.
If only I could solve Ortho's conundrum. Then maybe I could find the presence of mind to keep a secret.

Y'know what? I'd be happy to help! Wouldn't you agree, [MC]?
Ugh. Why'd I leave Grim unsupervised? I'd love to help if I can.

Ahhh, wonderful, wonderful! Let's head over to Ignihyde now, shall we?
Ignihyde Dorm - Lounge

W-welcome to, uh...the dorm.

Thanks for coming out here on my behalf, guys! Idia's super grateful, too.

Please, don't mention it. We all have to look out for one another.

Azul, are you sure this'll turn out okay?

Heh heh. Did I not tell you I had the matter well in hand?
Now then, time is money, as they say. Let's get to work, shall we? Are you all set on your end, Idia?

Yup, good to go.

Where do we come in?

You two are, uh, handling the physical labor. Setting up Ortho's parts, taking 'em out, attaching 'em... You get the idea.

I'm pretty sure you could handle that without us.

Ah, um, I have to take care of the programming, and, uh, motion controls... Ortho's got a complex structure, so, uh...

I believe what he's saying is that Ortho has a lot of moving parts, and it's too much for one person to handle alone.

Y-yeah, that. What you said.

I'm super stoked for this update. Thanks a bunch in advance!

Heh. Believe me, it's my pleasure to be here.
Anyway, I'd like you to lie down and stay still. I don't want you trying to help, understood?
After all, isn't swapping out parts more or less the same as performing surgery? It would be terrible if anything happened to you.

Dang, Azul. You're bein' pretty nice to Ortho.

I'm nice to everyone, I'll have you know.
That includes the two of you, Grim and [MC].

Oh, so takin' blackmail pictures on the sly is your idea of an icebreaker, is it?!

I Have a Favor to Ask of You (Part Two)

Ignihyde Dorm - Lounge

I've entered the code you gave me. What comes next?

Now I'm going to shut down his systems and unlock the outer plating on his back. I'll signal you when I'm done.

Hey, [MC]. Are we just sittin' here and lookin' pretty, or what?
Azul handled all the complicated parts assembly. I mean, he's good with his hands, so it makes sense to me...
We might be in his way, if anything.Maybe he was antsy about being alone.

Systems fully offline. The plating's open.

And here we are, Grim! This is where you come in.

Who, me?

We've opened up his back. I'd like you to take a peek inside.

Hmm... Wow, Ortho really is a machine. This is all cords 'n metal plating 'n stuff.

You see that part way in the back that's glowing blue? That's what we're swapping out today.
Your job is to pull it out and put a new part back in the same place.

This sounds like an awful lotta responsibility... Shouldn't you be the one doin' this?

Idia's handling Ortho's program management, and I've got to type in a password that gets updated every 15 seconds.
I'm afraid we've both got our hands full. The sheer amount of security here is downright tedious.

I-I mean, Ortho's internals are super valuable. I made the security extra tight 'cause I didn't want anything getting stolen, but... *cough*
I ended up making it SO secure that it's impossible for one person to handle alone. I'm gonna need to patch that. Heh.

Why's it sound like you're getting a kick out of it? You're weird.

All you have to do is quickly replace one part when we give the signal. A simple task, no?

Yeah, I guess that doesn't sound too bad. Okay, here goes...

Ah, how could I forget? Silly me. One last note—do NOT, under any circumstances, touch anything but the part you're swapping.

Somethin' smells fishy, and I don't mean dinner. What happens if I do? There better not be an electric shock involved.

Aha ha, that's just silly! You're perfectly safe! Isn't that right, Idia?

Yeah. There's no risk of shock from touching anything there. It's just...

Just what?

You'd just trip his immune program and get a blast of high-power technomantic energy to the face.

Are you KIDDIN' me?! This ain't safe! That's downright life-threatening!
You gave me the worst job outta the bunch! I ain't doin' it! No way, no how!

Oh no! The shock of such a rude refusal has me reeling so hard, my photo is just moments away from drifting out in front of Professor Trein...

And yet you literally just told me that I'm riskin' a self-inflicted technomantic smackdown here. What's a mighty sorcerer to do?

If you act now, I might be so overcome with gratitude that I throw in some premium canned tuna.

Mrow! Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about. I'm gonna hold you to that, you hear me?!
You're more like clockwork than Ortho.You're powerless against tuna...

Hey, when you do delicate work, you gotta be ready to commit. Now here goes nothin'! MROW!

Wow, you yanked it right out. Nice. Now for the next part...

Mrah!

Fantastic. You jammed—er, I mean installed—the new part right in there.

......

......

...New device detected. Now loading.

Heck yeah! GG! Now it's time for me to REALLY flex.

Phew! My fur was standing on end there.

This will boost his processing speed by 10%. Now he can run more intensive programs with higher minimum performance specs. Heh heh...

Man, Idia's not even listening to me. Nobody's got any appreciation around here!
You deserve a pat on the back.You rocked!

Well done, Grim. I'll take the used part off your hands for you.

Sure, it's all yours. Not like I need this junk.
Anyway, I worked my tail off, so you better erase that photo.
And I want my tuna! I've got a perfect memory when it comes to my favorite fishy delight.

Absolutely. I'm nothing if not a man of my word.
I'll erase the picture and give you your tuna, and you won't harbor any ill will about what transpired today.
If you find these terms agreeable, I'd like your signature to ensure no issues arise further down the line.

Yeah, sure. I held up my end of the bargain, so we should all put this behind us.

Then we have an agreement.

Mya ha ha! I got a pesky photo erased AND scored a can of tuna. That's what I call a good deal!

Reactivation complete. Programs have been successfully updated.
Thanks again for all of this, guys!

Yeah, you BETTER thank me.

All you wanted was just one can of tuna? You're a saint, Grim!
If you'd sold my swapped-out part, you could've had an all-you-can-eat tuna buffet, but you gave it to Azul Ashengrotto instead.

Wait, what?

Please. Who could be foolish enough to sell off a piece of technomantic equipment handcrafted by the renowned genius Idia himself?
I'll be holding onto this until the value appreciates even further. Given time, it will.

Wait, wait. Hooold on. Just how many cans of tuna are Ortho's parts worth?

Good question! My best guess is enough tuna cans to fill a gymnasium, floor to ceiling.

SWEET MERCIFUL MACKEREL!

That's "chump change," as the kids say, compared to the value I'll be getting for it.

AZUL! You saddled me with a dangerous job and then took the best reward from it for yourself?!
He played you like a fiddle.You were happy enough with the tuna before.

We reached a perfectly amicable and mutually beneficial agreement, as I recall. Here you are as promised: one can of premium tuna.

Grrr...

Ahhh, I just love seeing happy customers.

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