Where, oh where can I find some duskweed...? Professor Crewel just haaad to make us all procure our own materials for lab. What a chore! You guys have the same assignment in your class, right, Malleus? Got all your herbs already?
It's the sprinkler system. They use that for irrigation, to artificially make it rain. This zone's got a squall timer to emulate real subtropical conditions. Guess you didn't know.
It's a souvenir Lilia gave me from a foreign land years ago. I rather liked it. To think water would spell its ruin. Now it's stopped. What a pity. I was taking such good care of it, too.
Ah, I getcha... Wait a minute. Are you legit in a funk over this, Malleus? Guess I can't blame you for being bummed when you were going outta your way to keep it pristine.
Hmmm. For technological stuff, your go-to guy SHOULD be Idia, but... He'd probably run if you tried to talk to him. If we're talkin' a more realistic option... Ooh, how about Deucey over at my dorm?
Deuce Spade. He's a Heartslabyul freshman. He's good at tinkering with stuff. I didn't know it until recently myself. He helped fix up the audio system in the lounge when it was on the fritz.
But if someone calls me out by name and I run, what does that make me? A chicken, that's what! Malleus knows that. S'why he called me out straight-up. I'ma have to buckle down and deal.
I don't know what I've done to get on your bad side, but I ain't afraid of you, and I ain't gonna run! If you want a fight, you've got one! I'm ready to brawl 'til one of us can't stand up anymore! BRING IT! C'MON!
..... Honestly, I won't know if I can until I try. But another dorm's housewarden is relying on me to solve a problem for him here. If I say no, I'd put a dent in Heartslabyul's rep. I'll give it my best shot, sir.
Well, it's wet, so we need to dry it out first. What's it like on the inside? I'd like to open the lid, but I don't have a screwdriver. I'll need to use something else...
Wh- You used wind AND fire magic at the same time?! That's some fast dualcasting... H-hey, it doesn't have to be a tornado! You're gonna blow me away here!
Hm. Hard to say. I basically live and breathe magic in my day-to-day life. Birar Valley is my home, and we barely ever see fully mechanical things there. Most of what we use is technomancy.
Hard to say. My childhood was a long time ago, and I barely remember any of it now. But magic is all about familiarity. The more you use it, the better you get, regardless of your inherent talent for it.
S-sure. Anytime, sir. Aaand he disappeared. Literally. He really is one-of-a-kind guy. He said "feed." When he hit the switch, it started chirping a bunch. I sure wasn't expecting the great Malleus Draconia's personal treasure to be...
"Roaring Drago: Feed it, raise it, see what form awaits it!" That thing's way old. Digital pets like that were a fad back when I was a kid. Man, talk about a blast from the past! I used to carry one around on my keychain and tend to it. And that kid's toy is his personal treasure? That guy is a walking enigma, I swear.
