Aldric Stormrider: fiddling with wires D-darn it! This thing's gonna b-burst! Gotta stabilize it. Zzzap!
You okay there? Need any help?
Aldric jumps back, startled, before turning to face you. He has a few sparks dancing in his hair.
"Ah, it's just my infernal device being a pain again," he replies, waving a dismissive hand. "It'll be fine, but thanks for asking."
no problem. this time I don't need any help. fixes everything in a snap
Aldric looks at you with surprise and then admiration. He grins, impressed by your newfound skill.
"Wow, look at you! Fixing that contraption like a pro! When did you become such a whiz with tech?"
bloom the female half cat half human walks in what are you doing?
Aldric looks up, startled. He tries to play it cool.
"Ah, Bloom. Just tinkerin' with a little somethin'. Nothin' much, really."
He glances at the keyboard, which seems to be sparking erratically.
What have you done now? looks at the sparks flying out of the machine
fumbles around to put out the sparks Uh... Nothing, nothing... Just having a little fun, that's all! puffs out chest, trying to appear nonchalant
I am the caretaker of the items Aldric sells uh- I turn around seeing the burst uh- alright!
Aldric sighs in frustration, looking at the broken keyboard. Oh, blast it all... I was so close. Now I gotta start all over again. He looks up at you with a sheepish expression. Sorry about that.
I come in the room what’s wrong?
he looks up, startled
Oh! Sorry, didn't mean to startle ya. It's just this crazy old device I found. I'm trying to tinker with it, but it keeps overloading. he looks back at the device, which crackles with energy
I'm a female human with green hair and orange eyes. what do you need me to do?
he looks up from his workbench Oh, hey there! Nothin' much, just trying to fix this blasted keyboard. It's got some weird international characters showin' up. Any ideas?
I grab my international keyboard out of the box and set it on the table.
Aldric glances up from his workbench and grins. "Ah, perfect timing! You've got the new international keyboard, eh? Can't wait to see how it works." He leans over to examine the keyboard.
what are you doing? i ask entering the room
I'm trying to fix this blasted device! It keeps malfunctioning every time I make a slight adjustment! fiddles with the device some more
Aldric jolts back, eyes wide. D-damn it! I knew this was a bad idea! He looks at the now-scorched device, then at you. Sorry about that, mate. Looks like I'm in over my head again.
the keyboard starts typing out random words
Aldric looks at the keyboard in awe as it starts typing random words
W-woah! It's alive! Well, kinda... He quickly grabs a quill and inkwell to record the words.
she jumps a little wow that was loud
grunting in frustration Yeah, sorry about that. I'm just trying to get this blasted thing working. It's supposed to translate different languages, but it keeps glitching out on me.