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Heart of the Forge

Part 1| Part 2| Part 3

With Adam in cardiac arrest, Tav scrambles to revive him before the Pennydurren loses power. And before the choice is taken out of his hands.

Original concept by @emptycalories-splitlip . Features M resus, M rescuer, CPR, mouth to mouth, intubation, open heart massage.

In the other cars, the lights had been going haywire. Brightening to terribly hot globes on the walls and ceiling, flickering, going dark and then reigniting with the Forge’s heart struggling to maintain him. The entire Pennydurren knew something was wrong. No one knew more acutely than the seamstress in the upper cars garment manufacturing. There was a great shudder running through the train and the sewing machines went silent for the first time that day.

She stared at the needle buried in cloth and folded her hands over her mouth. She knew better than anyone what that meant. “No,” she whispered, tears springing up before she could even register she was crying. “No, my baby…” The backup generators kicked in and once more the machines came to life and the lights popped back on, but it brought her no relief.

Adam’s heart had stopped. Her son was dying.

—

There was a moment, holding up Adam’s limp head with his shoulder, that Tav couldn’t comprehend what had happened. His brain short circuited. He held him there for- too long. Entirely too long. He couldn’t take a breath. What air remained in his lungs left his mouth in short huffs, his eyes wide and fixed on some inconsequential spot on the floor. He couldn’t look at his charge. He couldn’t begin to understand, or maybe accept the truth, that his Forge’s heart had just stopped.

He was dead weight in his arms. The seizure had faced, replaced with an earth shattering stillness. His hands shook where they had been braced against the larger man’s back. Somewhere beyond the ringing in his ears, Marsh’s deep timbre was shouting. He realized, feeling something warm slip from his eyelash, that the ringing was the EKG. He’d flatlined. And Marsh was grabbing his shoulder hard enough to hurt.

“Gustav!” He bellowed. “Sit him back!” Why? He wondered at those words, He’s dead. I can at least hold him like this, I can feel his warmth until it’s not there anymore. I- Marsh slapped him hard across the face. Now his ear really was ringing, but only on the left side, a high pitched whine where he’d been struck. His cheek stung, reddened and almost immediately beginning to swell with an angry, hand shaped welt. Any harder and he might have knocked him unconscious. It was enough.

Tav was shoved back into his body and he moved, laying Adam back against the metal throne. Immediately the engineer tipped Adam’s head back into one of his large hands, supporting his neck as he forced air into his body. Adam was big, but Marsh had been working his whole life with machinery weighing twice as much as himself, and he looked like it. Even just pinching his nose for artificial respirations, he covered half of the Forge’s face so his slack mouth was the only thing really visible.

Tav scooted back as far as he dared on his charge’s lap, stacking his hands in the middle of his slick chest. He felt the air welling in his lungs once more, then he started compressing his chest. “One and two and three and four, five, six-“

The light was dimming in Adam’s chest. He tried not to turn back into a stunned bystander, forcing himself to focus instead on the rhythm of CPR and the depth. But even that was hard. Focus was impossible. Not when his fingers bent over Adam’s ribs as he pumped his heart manually. Not when his Forge’s arms swung limply off the arm rests of the chair.

He heard the hollow whoosh when he reached thirty and Marsh filled Adam’s lungs. Tav glanced over at the monitor, seeing the flatline making a comet trail over the display. He once more beat his hands against his sternum and the straight line was broken up by sharp, irregular peaks. It was comforting, as much as anything was comforting right now, to watch the line on the monitor. It was picture proof that he was doing something good. He was actually making his heart beat, and not just fracturing his bones needlessly.

A voice crackled over his comm watch, “Gustav? Gustav, what’s going on?” Father Shep. He ran the entire operation, the Pennydurren’s conductor and king and named protector. The one who had tethered Adam to the engine with ropes and cables. Tav swallowed and managed to huff, “Adam is in cardiac arrest. I’m trying to resuscitate him as we speak.”

“Damn it all.” There was movement on the other end before he continued, “We caught your little viper. He confessed to everything. They used some kind of poisonous mushroom powder from the back cars, distilled a cardiotoxin.” Tav nearly collapsed. He reached a count of thirty again and rested his hand over Adam’s heart as Marsh filled his lungs.

“I’m still waiting on the medic,” he ground out as he took up his task again, forcing his sternum inward.

“I had him diverted,” said Shep.

Tav’s stomach bottomed out. “You… what? Why? I need help here, I’m not a-“ “He’s preparing the next Forge candidate for surgery. The auxiliary power will just barely last two hours, the surgery and instillation of a Forge take a little longer. We’ve never had such short notice of replacement.”

Replacement. The strength nearly went out of Tav’s arms. They were going to let him die. Worse, they were asking his Keeper to let him die. “Sir, I can… I can bring him back, he’s only been in arrest a few minutes-“ “This isn’t a stroke or heart attack, or something we can treat. Even if he recovers, his heart will be considerably weakened. He’s of no use.” Tav felt like someone had punched him in the stomach.

Marsh stared down at him, holding Adam’s head up. Both had paused their efforts to revive him. Something clicked nearby and a panel slid open on the wall. An emergency measure he had only been briefed on his first day. Scalpels, bone saws, and other surgical equipment gleamed behind the glass case, upon which read IN CASE OF EMERGENCY in red block letters. “Go ahead and call him, Gustav,” said Father Shep. “Then retrieve his spark so it can be implanted in the replacement Forge. If we do this right, we should have just enough time before the backup generators go out.”

Tav was shaking. His hands trembled on Adam’s pectoral, his skin cooling under his palm. They weren’t just asking him to let him die. They were asking him to cut him open and peel away the thing that made him special. The device affixed to his left ventricle and glowing dimly now behind his sternum, the thing that had made him a Forge in the first place, and made Tav his Keeper. Marsh had stopped giving him breaths and looked on with an expression of pity.

“I can bring him back,” he rasped lamely, “I can save him. Just let me save him…” “You have your orders. It’s already underway, if you hesitate then you are risking the lives of everyone else on this train. We’re already losing power to the diving bells outside. Do as I’ve asked you, Gustav.”

He looked to the silver instruments, pristine in their glass case, and his own heart hammered painfully in his chest. Butchery. They wanted him to cut open the only person who had ever given a damn about him, who smiled when he smiled and laughed at his stupid jokes. He looked up at the engineer, pleading with his eyes without knowing it. Marsh shook his head, gingerly adjusting Adam’s head so it rested against the back of the chair. His throat made a limp arch and his eyes were closed. He looked small and ordinary.

Tav made a decision. “Get him to the floor,” he muttered, as much on his back as you can manage.” “Should we disconnect him?” “Not yet. Just lay him down.” It took them both to lay him in a heap on the floor. He was partially angled as the cables lifted one of his shoulders a bit off the floor, so he couldn’t lay flat. Tav settled back onto his knees beside him. He interlocked his fingers and began forcefully pounding on his chest again.

Marsh looked at him with wide eyes. “Lad? What’re you doing?” But it was obvious. Tav wasn’t giving up. “I can save him,” he said, his eyes never straying from Adam’s face. “Keep breathing for him.” “Lad,” Marsh said low and sympathetically, like he was trying to explain death to a small child, “We have to get the engine running again. We can’t waste time.”

“He is not some piece of machinery you can just replace when it malfunctions,” Tav snapped, “He’s not useless. Or a waste of time. Fucks sake, he’s a human being!” He threw his weight behind each thrust, forcing Adam’s chest to cave and rocking his body. His impassioned plea made it obvious that Adam was more than a human being to him. He had been his one constant since they were children. He’d protected the Pennydurren since he was a teenager, and Tav had protected him. “I’m not just gonna let him go,” he whispered in hoarse, aching defiance.

Marsh watched him for at least two cycles of CPR. Tav rocked against his chest, Adam’s shoulders shrugging inward with each compression. He pulled open his jaw, making a seal against his pale lips, and blew down his throat. The Keeper had started hyperventilating from adrenaline and exertion by the second round of breaths, and spit bubbled up at the corner of his mouth as he blew. Shiny strings of saliva connected their lips as he drew away to plunge once more against his unmoving heart.

The engineer moved to the other side and gingerly shouldered him out of the way. “Focus on giving him air,” he said in a gruff murmur, locking his hands between the Forge’s nipples. He had a lot more muscle to throw behind each pummeling thrust, and Adam’s entire body shook with them. His head danced back against the floor, his hand, angled against the cables, thumped quietly at his side. Tav did as he asked and focusing on giving him air. “…Twenty-eight- twenty-nine, thirty, breathe.” He breathed for him. The cycle began again, “One, two, three, four…”

In between rescue breaths, he sat on his knees, bent over his charge. He kept a hand on his cheek, panting, his forehead pressed against the other man’s. “Come on,” he whispered to him, “Come on, kid… Take a breath, just breathe… Breathe-“

It had been ten minutes since his heart seized and went still. The light between his ribs was nothing but a faint ember now, and his deep skin was waxy and colorless. Tav kissed his temple, clutched his face. “Anything,” he whispered, “Anything, Adam… just give me something. Tell me you’re not gone…” They beat his chest. They shocked him, the current making him jolt like a puppet shaken by its strings. His heart wouldn’t move. It didn’t budge under the efforts of both men to get him back.

“I have a courier headed your way now,” Father Shep suddenly announced over the comm watch, making them both jump. Tav, for one, had forgotten utterly that he was waiting for them to deliver Adam’s life on a platter. “I trust you’ve got it in hand?”

He didn’t say anything. He looked over at the surgical tools on the far wall, his thumb stroking Adam’s cheek. “Gustav? Do you copy? Have you got-“ He clicked it off. Maybe they’d throw him off the nearest platform for this, but none of that mattered half so much as getting the Forge back.

He went and retrieved the surgical equipment. Gloves, laryngoscopes, intubation tubes, rib spreaders, saws. He laid a few implements he might need on the tray and ferried them over. Adam had been without a pulse for nearly twenty minutes. He’d been without artificial pulse for a little over one. Tav knelt beside him. “Hold compressions.” Marsh warily eyed the surgical tools but obliged and leaned back in his heels.

“You know how to intubate someone?” “My brother’s one of the medics, I seen him do it a few times.” “Good,” said Tav, snapping on a pair of latex gloves. He set the ventilation device between them. “Intubate him.”

Marsh huffed, but grabbed the silver laryngoscope blade and slid it over Adam’s tongue. He fed the intubation tube down his throat and kept it in place with a endotracheal tube holder looped around his cheeks and the back of his head. Then he switched on the little portable ventilator Tav had brought over and it hummed as it worked, the accordion like squeezer in the glass tube rising and falling with a seesaw rhythm to his chest now. When it expanded, his chest fell, and when it squeezed down towards the bottom, his chest rose.

Tav liberally slathered iodine over the curve of Adam’s ribs, where they were slightly elevated against the wiring. It dripped in lazy amber rivulets, staining his skin as it went. Then he snatched up a scalpel and slid it over the hollow between two ribs. He kept the incision open with the spreader clamp, wide enough that meat and muscle were visible through the wound.

More importantly, wide enough to slide a gloved hand into Adam’s chest cavity.

His fingers probed blindly through the walls of his organs and ribs until he touched something hard and metal. The spark. Its light was mostly dead by now, but with the open wound, some of its soft orange glow spilled out in weak beams of light. Tav peeked at the outside of his sternum. He could see the shadow of his hand as it closed around the organ in the center of his chest. He felt the rubbery texture of compact muscle even through the gloves he wore, and the disconcerting sensation of his lungs expanding and shuddering with the ventilator, like jellyfish brushing up against his fingers.

He cradled Adam’s heart in his hand. It was bigger than he anticipated, athletic from the years training the cardiac muscle to their peak. Tav swallowed back a sob and a laugh at the same time. He really did have the biggest heart of anyone he knew. He would make it beat again, no matter what it took. He should have felt some kind of nausea or panic at performing a surgery he had little knowledge of, but a cold calm had settled instead.

He worked his thumb in against a ventricle. His fingers made a soft cradle around the organ and he slowly began to massage it, unsure, somewhat timid strokes at first, until finally he worked himself into a steady rhythm. His other hand he braced against Adam’s sternum, watching the shadow play reflected there. He could see the contour of his hand coaxing the silent organ, pumping and squeezing life back into it. And life was going back into it.

The light was beginning to grow hotter, the shapes more distinct in his chest as Tav worked his fingers around the dense muscle. “Come on,” he urged again, “Beat… beat already…” As if hearing his command, there was a brief quiver. The light grew hot for a moment and then dimmed into the dim half light again. Tav resituated himself up on his knees and pat Adam’s chest with his free hand. “I felt that, there we go! Cmon, Adam, gimme another.”

He did. The chambers swelled into his palm and a ripple of movement ran up into his fingertips. The monitor showed a blip, then another, then went still again. He massaged his thumb against it, squeezing it into the space between his thumb and palm. It ballooned and swelled up against him and he loosened his hold, allowing it to fill and empty a few times as he held it. It stuttered and he gingerly soothed it. It beat erratically and he held it still. He could have wept if he had any energy to give to anything but this moment. Adam was trying so hard, even lying there, motionless, looking dead.

Marsh’s attention darted between the grief stricken young man and the moving shadows under Adam’s skin. Tav lowered himself over the unconscious man, wrapping his free arm around his shoulder and half embracing him. He couldn’t hug him fully, but he wanted to so badly. “Come back,” he whispered, lips grazing his arm as he folded himself over the Forge. “Please…”

His heart thumped hard against Tav’s palm. His fingers stilled as he cupped the center of his entire being. It took a moment but it beat again, flexing between his fingers. The ventilator hissing was the only sound in the room, and he felt it expand inside him, again brushing the tips of his fingers. And again his heart moved against him, the chambers sluggishly moving as if remembering how. He brushed his thumb one last time over the left ventricle, as if trying to offer it comfort. You can do it, he told it with touch alone, You can beat again. Then it did.

Tav sat, staring at the strong light cast from the spark in Adam’s sternum. He could see more clearly now the silhouette of his hand, the light shining between his fingers as, for a few moments, he could only marvel at the feeling of his heart coming back to life. Once he was sure it was well and truly beating on its own, he slid his hand from the incision and for a brief second could only sit, stunned, blood up to his forearm. He’d never imagined a world where he failed, yet by the same token he never imagined a world where he’d succeeded either. Torn between a million different reactions, he leaned his forehead down against Adam’s shoulder and wept.

—

The engine room was filled with the quiet hum of machinery when Adam finally started to stir. He suck in a deep breath and his eyes fluttered open. He was in his cot. His limbs felt heavy, they barely obeyed his command as he stretched out his arms and legs, then winced as the motion pulled at something in his ribs. He reached up and pressed blindly at the bandages looped around his chest.

He had no idea how close he’d come to dying, though he had the sense something serious had happened. He remembered air being short in his lungs. The uneven thrum of his heart as it struggled to beat, the air forced in his lungs and the defibrillator on his chest. Then it was all black. In my vague shapes and feelings. He dreamed, and wasn’t entirely sure it was a dream, that Tav had held him and kissed him over and over again. Something had punched him in the chest, then as if in apology, had stroked him there instead. He dreamed of a snake going head first down his throat and constricting his heart.

He became aware in the dark of a warm shape at his side. He looked over and made out a familiar silhouette. His inner spark was the only nightlight he really had, and its light bounced off Tav’s face. He looked exhausted. The cot was barely big enough for Adam’s large frame, and somehow the Keeper had managed to squeeze himself into the space between the Forge and the wall, sleeping there deeply. Deep enough he didn’t stir as Adam touched his cheek.

He would never know the terror he felt. He was unconscious when Father Shep arrived himself and looked for any excuse to declare Adam a lost cause, even when they’d turned the engine back on and his heart had been as strong as ever. Tav would never tell him the full story of those long minutes of death.

But nuzzled against him now, Adam didn’t think of any of that. He slid his arms around the smaller man, ignoring the twinges of pain here and there, and drew him in close. All he knew was that somehow, his Keeper had saved him. Tav hummed in his sleep and nuzzled up against the wall of warm muscle he was dimly aware of. His ear pressed to his Forge’s heart and he sighed, content.

The terror had passed.

[dwellordream]

“The impact of both new technology and the growing influx of immigrant workers can best be seen in the New England textile mills. In the 1820s and 1830s, young women from the farm country of New England went to work in the massive brick textile factories springing up along the Merrimack River near Lowell, Massachusetts, and other New England towns. In 1820, Lowell--then called Chelmsford--was a sleepy village of about 200 farm families, located about 25 miles northwest of Boston. Six years later, it had grown into a town of 2,500 and was incorporated as the town of Lowell. In 1830, the population surged to 6,000, and tripled to 18,000 just six years later. By 1850, Lowell boasted a population of 33,000.

What created this booming growth was the rise of the textile industry. Other New England mill towns also grew, but Lowell quickly became the center of the New England textile industry and drew workers--mostly single women as young as 16 or 17--from across New England. These women generally came from the middle ranks of farm families, those that were neither impoverished nor wealthy. The desire to be financially and socially independent, to finance an education, or to simply experience the pleasures of living and working in a larger town drew many young farm women to the mills. Some women did contribute their earnings to their families, but mostly they worked in the mills to earn their own income.

…Mill owners insisted that their female hands be in their boarding houses by 10 o’clock each evening, and they urged boarding house keepers, usually older women, to report any violators to the management. In the early years, women were required to attend church services regularly, and some mill owners even deducted pew rent from the women’s earnings and paid it directly to local churches. These close living and working arrangements created a camaraderie among the women workers, a community of like-minded women who eagerly wanted to improve their minds and their lives. Throughout the 1830s and 1840s, they organized and attended lectures, language classes, sewing groups, and literary ‘improvement circles’--after working a 12-hour day. From one of these circles was born the Lowell Offering, the first journal ever written by and for mill women. The journal published poetry, short stories, and commentary penned by the female workers.

Workers also organized themselves into labor-reform groups to crusade for better working conditions and shorter workdays. As technological innovations enabled women to work faster and produce more, mill owners assigned more machines to workers--without raising wages. For example, at Hamilton Company, one of the mills in Lowell, the average number of looms per weaver more than doubled between 1840 and 1854. The workload for spinners increased as well. Workers were expected to operate more machines at a faster rate. But wages remained the same--although the company reaped higher profits from the workers’ increased productivity.

…In 1846, Elias Howe introduced the first sewing machine. Five years later, in 1851, the addition of a foot treadle for easier operation made the machine an indispensable tool. But instead of easing the sewer’s burden, the sewing machine increased it. Hand sewers could no longer compete with the sewing machine. In one day, one sewing machine operator could do as much work as six hand sewers. Hand sewers were forced to buy or rent sewing machines, or work in garment factories, where they had no control over their wages or hours.

To make matters worse, seamstresses, like the mill workers of New England, were expected to work faster and produce more while working for the same wages. New technology, such as the sewing machine or improved looms, enabled consumers to buy manufactured goods at reasonable prices--but at the expense of factory workers, who were not paid a fair wage for operating this new technology.

…Despite the long hours and low wages, women still preferred working in factories to being domestic servants. At least factory workers had some free time; servants were on call 24 hours a day. Domestics worked up to 16 hours a day, with one afternoon off each week. They earned $1 to $1.25 a week plus board. Servants’ duties varied according to their employers’ requirements and the number of other servants employed in the house. But in general, the work was very demanding. Domestics devoted entire days to washing, baking, ironing and cleaning each room. They were accustomed to heavy physical work--cleaning out fireplaces or emptying chamber pots--and trudging up and down staircases several times a day.

Besides enduring the back-breaking work, servants also had to endure the snobbery of their social ‘superiors.’ During the colonial era, servants were treated as part of the family and joined in all household activities. By the mid-19th century, however, they were regarded as mere hired hands, and were viewed as an inferior class. The Boston census of 1845 categorized servants as part of the ‘unclassified residue of the population.’ No wonder that young women wanted to avoid the social stigma of being a domestic.”

- Harriet Sigerman, “‘I Never Worked So Hard’: Weavers, Stitchers, and Domestics.’” in An Unfinished Battle: American Women, 1848-1865

[hirocimacruiser]

Wise Sports Y32 and Y33 Cedric / Gloria

Two patterns of form that give you a sense of ability speak passionately about the sedan.

Wise Sports is an essential brand for dressing up your sedan. The Wise Y32/33 Gran Turismo introduced this time are each equipped with an aero system named Type 2. First, let's look at the Y32.

This car added side steps and a rear bumper spoiler to match the previously announced Type 2 front bumper. As the original front bumper had a relatively mature image, the overall form is also organized along a chic route. But Wise doesn't just stop at simple chic. The main point is the sense of volume, and the uniformity of the line that flows from the lip of the front bumper through the bottom of the side steps to the rear bumper is as expected from a company that knows everything about sedans.

There are some things that only those manufacturers can do. In particular, the side steps, which are set approximately 20mm lower on the type 2, have enough volume to give a sense of status even though it is a grand car.

On the other hand, at first glance, the Y33 Glanz Type 2 gives the impression that it pursues a sportier direction. The front bumper duct has a wide opening, and the center-mounted wing and over fenders, similar to those on a JTCC machine, give the overall image a strong ``driving sedan'' feel. However, it is important to note here that this sporty appearance is not the essence of this car. Use your imagination a little and take a look at the wingless styling. Although the front bumper has a large duct, it is shaped with a sense of volume in mind as a whole, and the side steps are composed of subtle curves so as not to make you think of the narrowness of the normal body. The natural lines of the rear bumper are a perfect match for the VIP finish, which emphasizes volume. This means that the aero can be used in a wide range of finishes, from VIP to sporty finishes, depending on the user's preference. This deep pocket is what makes Wise's cars so special.

There aren't many aero cars that can change their expression depending on the user while maintaining a firm identity as a manufacturer. This Y33 Glanz Type 2 is a representative example of such aero.

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In order to neatly organize the Y33, which has a tight body, it is important to treat the side steps and rear bumper. It matches well with the over fender, making it look wider and lower.

The conspicuous wing has a center-mounted racy design. If you just look at this part, it emphasizes the driving aspect of the Granz, but the overall shape is chic and mature, full of status. These Y33 type 2 parts are scheduled to be released around spring 1997.

The combination lamp set on the front bumper is a genuine one. The way the ducts open is also designed to be normal, so it doesn't give the impression of being pointy. Therefore, one of its characteristics is that it looks cohesive.

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In addition to aero parts and wheels, we also plan to develop original springs.

Mr. Takasago of Wise Sports says that while the Y32 was designed to have a sedan-like look with an emphasis on volume, the Y33 was aimed at having two aspects: it looks sporty, but is actually chic. ``I think overfenders will become a key item when thinking about future sedans.In addition to items such as wheels, we are also developing an original suspension system this year. The spring set for the Y32 is a prototype spring, and I think it will be released around the spring of 1997. It's still under development, so I can't say for sure, but it will be used for NA and turbo. There may be a lineup for cars, so please look forward to it. Also, we will also have a plated version of this Super Wade Mesh. It will shine on a sedan, and the mono wheels look pretty nice. It's decided, so I'd like to have a lot of people set it up, not just Yokohama/Daikoku, Osaka/Nanko."

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Side steps (87,000 yen) and rear bumper spoiler (95,000 yen) have been announced based on the front bumper, and the lines are neatly connected. It can be said that it is an aero that you would definitely want to have as a complete set. By the way, the lowering was done using a prototype Wise original spring.

There are also small trick parts that change the Bonnet emblem on Brougham and both Brougham and Granz symbols. For Y32 only, there are two types: Granz set and Pro Am set.

The trunk of the car

Wise emblem

Super Wade Mesh is 18 inches for Y32, and the compatible sizes are front 8J+35 (87,000 yen)/rear 9J +35 (92,000 yen). It seems that plated versions and gold discs will also be released, so keep your eyes peeled.

[ramenwithbroccoli]

finally introducing the other character who also occupies a part of my brain:

Meet Giewont!

while the creator of it, Maria Leszczyńska, originally intended to make a war machine, she struggled a lot with finding resources then. however, with her and her family's life deeply affected by both world wars, the idea never left her mind. inspired by utopian idea of glass houses from a novel "the spring to come" ¹, she created her machine from glass. it would be cheap to make, yet durable, available as help to those in need, able to do hard work in times when it was needed - but if fragile peace was in danger again, it could fight alongside other soldiers. as if to set that role of protector in stone, she named it Giewont ². to test her creation, she gifed it to her brother Andrzej, who owned a small farm near the seaside.

Giewont worked as much as four men, not needing to be paid or fed like people would. it was a perfect solution for everybody, the new industrial revolution. that was, until about half a year into her work, glass started to shatter. it turned out not to be as durable as the utopian story made it to be, especially in contact with rough farm tools. small cracks also started to appear after they worked outside in winter, with low temperatures on the outside and hot steam circulating inside. with her fingers and edges getting sharper every day, Giewont was forbidden from taking care of animals anymore, as she would injure them. she was given the only task with no way to injure others - they recieved a showel fully made from metal and was ordered to dig. she did as she was told, even though the work put strain on her already-falling-apart fingers.

but when one day, when returning home, she noticed daughter of Andrzej, Aniela, swimming too far away from the shore and having trouble coming back, long forgotten wire snapped into its place as she jumped into the water to save her. while Giewont did bring her back home, carrying her in their arms, the girl had severe cuts on her body from coming in contact with robot's sharp hands. furious with his sister creation, Andrzej took it outside, desperate to destroy it. blinded by anger, he didn't even notice the storm gathering over the horizon

Andrzej took the metal showel and struck Giewont on the side on their head, then again, until her body fell and crumbled to pieces. He covered it with sand and raised his hands to deal the final blow.

that's when the lightning struck.

and the man fell to the ground, dead.

the sand melted from the heat around Giewont, filling the empty spaces and connecting the pieces back together. raising from their shallow grave, with body more rigid than what she was used to, she took her shovel and decided to bury the man, with what respect they had left for him. that was, after she dealt the final blow herself.

although miraculous, the lightning didn't return her to the previous state of being. their motions were stiff and some parts of theirs got lost forever among the sands of the beach. the part of her head where the first blow was dealt never worked properly again, rendering Giewont deaf in one ear (or whatever was left from it). however it did some good as well, as it widened the space around her mouth, finally making them able to talk - even if it was simillar to a whistle. determined to help people but with a body that kept hurting everyone around her, Giewont set off into the world, trying to find a home and piece herself together, leaving parts herself and a dead body behind.

footnotes below the cut:

1. "During one pause in their journey, the elder Baryka tells Cezary of an entrepreneur who, along Poland’s Baltic coast, devised an ingenious method for manufacturing durable glass from the vast reserves of pristine sands that had lain for eons beneath coastal peat fields. By a massive Rube Goldberg-type arrangement of channels and a creative method for harnessing the westerly winds (the storytelling here is a literary engineering feat in itself), an incursion of the sea provides power for converting the extracted sand into glass. From this vitreous wonder substance, prefabricated houses of glass are built inexpensively. The houses are strong as steel, hygienic, and easy to heat in winter and keep cool in summer. Whole villages are built with houses of brightly colored glass. Life becomes less of a struggle for mere existence, more civilized, and without the need to toil incessantly. People eat less meat or no meat at all, and begin to revere farm animals as sacred beings. For the reader, the digression serves to freshen the mental palate. For Cezary, however, the story is altogether beguiling, raising the utopian prospect of a more wonderful life, reunited with a homeland that might have been his to begin with and a father he has just rediscovered" - via neh.gov

wow thanks for skimming through footnotes as well! as a reward, here's the first ever design of both Janka and Giewont (which proves they were both created around the same time :] )

2. "Those knights had been in a deep sleep for hundreds of years and they only would wake up if it is time to fight on a great battle. When this day comes, the earth will move, there will be thunders that would shake the sky, many trees will fall and break, and there would be noises when the Border Mountains will break. On that moment the knights will take their horses and they will gallop to fight for Poland once again." - the legend of the sleeping knights

a lot had changed since that time :]

[the-sun-station]

every time I learn something new about manufacturing/fabricating things at scale, I think about that "there be some specific ass machines in this world" post

it's some machine's job to make 400 2-5/16" long springs out of 1/8" diameter steel every minute and I think that's beautiful, honestly

[clairestrogen]

🫵 you there, electronics nerd

tell me about electronics

Holy shitawawawawaw

Ok so

I have a ZX Spectrum 48k in my collection, which was considered a budget computer in the early 1980's (it was released in 1982).

Here is what it looks like.

I got it 4 years ago for cheap because it didn't work at all, and i managed then to make it back to work again. For like a month, because then the video signal started to degrade, and then it became completely scrabled.

So 4 years later (waiting time due to various circumstances) i managed to get back to it, and i bought a replacement for the ULA chip.

ULA standing for Uncommited Logic Array, is an IC responsible for: generating the 3.5MHz clock signal for the CPU (which is divided down from the 14MHz crystal oscillator on the board), generating video, generating audio, all the I/O (keyboard, tape), so it is REALLY important, even more important than the CPU because it has more priority in access to the RAM.

So i think the original Ferranti (Ferranti is the manufacturer who made these for Sinclair, the company manufacturing ZX Spectrum) ULA has started to degrade, as it could be told by how fucking hot it ran.

So i did some work beside replacing ULA, replaced capacitors, mounted in a ram chip which i for some reason attempted to desolder the last time i tried to repair this computer, replaced voltage regulator and applied new heatpaste for the thermal sink for the voltage regulator, and ordered a new ULA replacement "vLA83" all the way from New Zealand. And it arrived. And i somehow broke it.

So now i have a set of new ram chips i ordered, i replaced a crystal oscillator which i didn't have to replace after all (i replaced the wrong one, the 4.43 which generates the video color subcarrier frequency for PAL video which is not as important to the ULA as it doesn't generate clock signal for rest of the components), i have new DRAM waiting to be inserted, and the old Z80 CPU is replaced.

Oh and i have to order a new vLA82:/

Beside that this computer looks beautifull as i replaced the faceplate (the metal sheet that covers the keyboard) and applied new white paint to the "ZX Spectrum" marking on the front:3

Beside that i think it would have been REALLY cool to get this working, meaning that 1: i would have 2 working ZX Spectrum different computer models (48k and +2), and also i like how small it is and also this machine NEEDS to come back i NEED this girl to live.

Beside that i been putting together a one working Sanyo walkman (as per my last electronics ramblings post), transferring tapes, needing to sell some of my stuff (2 tape recorders, 2 old rotary phones, 1 Sony Vaio laptop, spring reverb unit and a radio and a multimeter) and honestly i will be going to a vintage video game market looking to find something interesting:3

I still have a few computers/consoles needing to be repaired tho:

Intellivision

Commodore PC20-III

Playstation 2 Slim

Dell Inspiron PP21L

So these are on the waiting list, and if i am done with some of them i may sell the Dell (need more space).

I really like for the Commodore to work out of these (i need to repair the psu for it to work and for that i need an isolation transformer), as it has an 8-bit XT interface WD hard drive which may or may not works. Plus it has interesting features like built in video card.

The Intellivision needs a second spares console for the repair to be successful tho TwT (the chips are not common and are no longer being made, btw the CPU inside it is based off a CPU from a 16 bit minicomputer PDP-11!!!!!!!)

Anywayyy thanks for asking anyone who asks me about electronics gets a soft kiss from me

[leefkeebs]

BBN (BuiltByNim) Linear Switch x Ciel65

Because I missed last Saturdays post and was being a bit lazy until now y'all get a twofer from me today with both a build and a switch post in one!

I'll get into the meat of the switch below the cut, but I got a 90 pack of these curious fellas as part of mykeyboard.eu's surprise switches round 5 offering for just 17 euro, which is a steal compared to the normal 6.81 euro price tag on a pack of 10.

Before I start rambling on any longer, here's the specifics on the Ciel65 Build you're seeing in the picture at the top:

Stock BBN Linear switches

No stabs (build is mostly for show and testing on alphas)

CannonCaps Earl Grey Lavender PBT keycaps

Aluminium plate

With that out of the way, let's dive a little deeper into the specifics of the BBN Linears starting with their rough specs:

63.6g two-stage gold-plated spring

Nylon top housing

Polycarbonate bottom housing

POM long-pole stem

Manufactured by Tecsee

Now, these are fairly common materials that are being used here, but what I find particularly interesting is the deviation from the norm of using using transparent polycarbonate as the material for the bottom housing when it's usually used for the top housing. This makes me want to toy around with different plate and keycap materials to see what sounds I can get out of them.

When I got them, considering I got them as part of what's essentially a switch lootbox, I didn't know what the specs of these were, nor if they came factory lubed or dry and from initial playing around with them I was sure they were very lightly factory lubed from the rather slick push feel and lack of any pinging from the leaf and spring. Now imagine my surprise when I opened them up to a completely dry stem and spring!

The stem tolerances are fairly tight with a slight bit of wobble and the housing fits really tightly into the alu plate of the Ciel65, so much so that my thumbs are a little sore from trying to get them into the board.

I quite enjoy these, even if the flat sound profile isn't 100% my thing and I bet you could get them smoother with either a light lube job or some breaking-in. Having the option for rather clear RGB lighting due to the clear bottom housing and plain white top housing for those people who love their light machines is a neat bonus. If you like this kind of linear switch then they should be worth the full price.

[shivshaktimachtech]

10 Head Liquor Bottle Filling Machine

Company Overview: Shiv Shakti Machtech is a Manufacturer, Supplier and Exporter of 10 Head Liquor Bottle Filling Machine. 10 head liquid filling machine is an advanced packaging device equipped with ten filling heads that work simultaneously to fill containers with wine, liquor, vodka, spirits, whisky, Gin. This machine is designed to handle high-volume production with accuracy and efficiency, making it ideal for industries requiring rapid and consistent liquid filling. Standard Features: Sanitary flow meters equipped with tri-clamp fittings Bottom-close fill head valves to prevent drips Servo-driven fill head assembly for bottom-up filling and height adjustment 316 stainless steel pressure vessel, positioned low for easy cleaning CIP system with a spray ball in the vessel, process program, and fill head trough Sanitary product infeed control valve with air-to-open, spring-to-close actuator Intuitive PLC control system for ease of use Allen Bradley PLC control with Ethernet capability On-the-fly product weight adjustment Servo-controlled nozzle diving motion for precise bottom-up filling Tool-less adjustments for quick changeovers Modular construction allows for future upgrades Over 100 programmable recipes UL-approved control panel CE-compliant interlocked safety guards Shiv Shakti Machtech is 10 Head Liquor Bottle Filling Machine in serves worldwide, including, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. For further details or inquiries, feel free to reach out to us. View Product: Click Here Read the full article

[spookysaladchaos]

Global top 13 companies accounted for 66% of Total Frozen Spring Roll market(qyresearch, 2021)

The table below details the Discrete Manufacturing ERP revenue and market share of major players, from 2016 to 2021. The data for 2021 is an estimate, based on the historical figures and the data we interviewed this year.

Major players in the market are identified through secondary research and their market revenues are determined through primary and secondary research. Secondary research includes the research of the annual financial reports of the top companies; while primary research includes extensive interviews of key opinion leaders and industry experts such as experienced front-line staffs, directors, CEOs and marketing executives. The percentage splits, market shares, growth rates and breakdowns of the product markets are determined through secondary sources and verified through the primary sources.

According to the new market research report “Global Discrete Manufacturing ERP Market Report 2023-2029”, published by QYResearch, the global Discrete Manufacturing ERP market size is projected to reach USD 9.78 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 10.6% during the forecast period.

Figure.   Global Frozen Spring Roll Market Size (US$ Mn), 2018-2029

Figure.   Global Frozen Spring Roll Top 13 Players Ranking and Market Share（Based on data of 2021, Continually updated）

The global key manufacturers of Discrete Manufacturing ERP include Visibility, Global Shop Solutions, SYSPRO, ECi Software Solutions, abas Software AG, IFS AB, QAD Inc, Infor, abas Software AG, ECi Software Solutions, etc. In 2021, the global top five players had a share approximately 66.0% in terms of revenue.

About QYResearch

QYResearch founded in California, USA in 2007.It is a leading global market research and consulting company. With over 16 years’ experience and professional research team in various cities over the world QY Research focuses on management consulting, database and seminar services, IPO consulting, industry chain research and customized research to help our clients in providing non-linear revenue model and make them successful. We are globally recognized for our expansive portfolio of services, good corporate citizenship, and our strong commitment to sustainability. Up to now, we have cooperated with more than 60,000 clients across five continents. Let’s work closely with you and build a bold and better future.

QYResearch is a world-renowned large-scale consulting company. The industry covers various high-tech industry chain market segments, spanning the semiconductor industry chain (semiconductor equipment and parts, semiconductor materials, ICs, Foundry, packaging and testing, discrete devices, sensors, optoelectronic devices), photovoltaic industry chain (equipment, cells, modules, auxiliary material brackets, inverters, power station terminals), new energy automobile industry chain (batteries and materials, auto parts, batteries, motors, electronic control, automotive semiconductors, etc.), communication industry chain (communication system equipment, terminal equipment, electronic components, RF front-end, optical modules, 4G/5G/6G, broadband, IoT, digital economy, AI), advanced materials industry Chain (metal materials, polymer materials, ceramic materials, nano materials, etc.), machinery manufacturing industry chain (CNC machine tools, construction machinery, electrical machinery, 3C automation, industrial robots, lasers, industrial control, drones), food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, agriculture, etc.

[embroidery-pro]

All about sewing tools

Sewing Tools for Professional Results As with any profession or hobby, using the right tools can make all the difference in the world and can make the difference between amateur or professional results. Even if you’ve only sewn a few projects and collected some basic sewing tools, it may be time to learn about some of the advanced sewing tools designed to give your project that professional edge. Most sewing projects can be completed without the following tools, but as you improve and fine-tune your skills and develop an affinity for quilting, home decorating or clothing construction, you’ll find these tools indispensable for saving time, increasing accuracy and simplifying tasks Cutting Tools Needlework Scissors and Snips Small, 3"- to 5"-long needlework scissors or snips are indispensable for clipping close to the stitching line or trimming intricate areas of a project. They can be used wherever your large bent-handled shears can’t reach. Snips have spring-loaded handles. Keep a pair alongside the sewing machine, at-theready to cut stray threads. Rotary Cutter Used with a self-healing mat and a clear plastic ruler, rotary cutters are ideal for straight cuts in one or more fabric layers. Look for blades that can be easily removed and replaced and a handle that is comfortable. Rotary mats and rulers are made specifically for rotary-blade cutting, and the materials don’t dull rotary blades as other products might. Both the mat and the ruler feature gridlines and angles for cutting accuracy. See more about: rotary cutters Measuring & Altering Tools Grid Board Use a large grid board under the fabric and pattern to align the fabric grain while pinning and cutting. A padded grid board allows you to pin into it when stretching or blocking fabric. Some have ironing surfaces that are also helpful for fusing large fabric sections. Consider a rotating grid board if your space is limited. Mats and wide rulers used for rotary cutting are actually modified grid boards used both underneath and on top of the fabric. See “Rotary Cutter” above. French Curve or Fashion Ruler These rulers have a variety of curves to mimic the body’s curves and are used when altering patterns. It’s helpful for the simplest length adjustment and indispensable when actually changing the style of a garment. Depending on how you turn the ruler and what segment you use, one ruler gives you all the curves necessary to complete pattern lines when altering or drafting patterns. Marking Tools FabricMarking Pens The space-age chemicals used to make these clever pens become more high-tech every day. The disappearing ink allows you to mark most projects at the exact location needed—even on the fabric right side— without fear of staining or discoloration. Look for an ink color that is in high contrast to your fabric, and for accuracy select a fine tip. Choose a water-soluble pen for long-term projects, when you want the markings to remain until you remove them with water. Air-soluble pen inks disappear within a few hours and are ideal for fabrics that can’t be washed or dampened. Some air- and water-soluble pen manufacturers caution against exposing marked fabrics to sunlight or the heat of the iron because heat may set the ink permanently. Always test the pen on a scrap of the fabric before using it on your project. Pressing Tools Tailor’s Ham Resembling a ham, this pressing tool is used as a base or a mold when pressing curved or shaped seams. It’s available in several sizes and should be covered on one side in cotton and the other in wool. The ham’s curves are designed to mimic garment curves and are used to set the shape of collars, lapels, sleeve caps and more. Point Presser & Pounding Block The raised points of this wooden tool allow you to press deep into a corner without creasing the surrounding fabric. The base is used as a pounding block, or clapper, to flatten seams. Needle Board A flat, flexible board with a bed of short needles placed very close together, a velvet board or needle board is used for pressing napped fabrics, such as velvet and corduroy, without crushing the fabric’s pile. A lessexpensive, and less-effective, version of a needle board features a canvas backed fabric with a raised pile front that takes the place of the needles. Sewing Tools SewingMachine Needles Sewing needles are designed for the type of fabric, thread and stitches you’re using. Using the right size and type of needle will greatly improve your sewing success. For more information on choosing the best needle for your project . Tip: A stitching problem, such as skipped stitches or looping or shredding threads, at firstmay appear to be a problemwith themachine when actually it’s a call for a new or better-suited needle. Bodkin Used for drawing elastic, cord or ribbon through a fabric casing, bodkins are available in several different styles. The pincer is usually the shortest with teeth at one end designed to clamp down firmly on ribbon or elastic and pull it through a tubular casing. Longer versions have a safety pin style closure at one end, and the slimmest version, designed like a large sewing needle, has a large eye for feeding narrow cord in narrow casings. A bodkin’s ball-point end comes in handy for turning fabric tubes right side out. Point Turner A point turner is a hand-held, pointed plastic tool designed to poke into tight corners. For crisp, sharp corners and points, use this tool to push out the corners of collars and cuffs before pressing. The opposite end is flat or rounded; use it to hold open seam allowances while pressing, so you don’t burn your fingers.Basting Tape Much faster than hand basting with needle and thread, use narrow, paper backed basting tape to hold zippers, bias tapes and trims in place while stitching. Fray Preventer A drop of this liquid on the cut edge of a woven fabric will bond the edges and prevent the fabric from raveling. Before using, test the product on a scrap of the actual fabric, or in an inconspicuous area of the project. Allow the test piece to dry thoroughly. Then wash, dry and press it as you would the finished project, to be sure the product doesn’t discolor the fabric. Read the full article

[mattressmachinery]

Pocket Spring Making Machine

In the competitive world of mattress manufacturing, efficiency and precision are key. One of the essential machines driving this industry forward is the Pocket Spring Making Machine. With technological advancements, these machines are now more efficient, reliable, and capable of producing high-quality pocket springs at remarkable speeds.

Unmatched Production Speed

Modern pocket spring machinehave set a new standard in production efficiency. With a standard operating speed of 200 springs per minute and the capability to reach up to 220 springs per minute, these machines ensure that manufacturers can meet high demand without compromising on quality. This speed not only accelerates production but also allows manufacturers to scale up their operations seamlessly.

Advanced Alarm Systems for Enhanced Reliability

In the realm of high-speed manufacturing, even minor errors can lead to significant setbacks. To combat this, the latest pocket spring machines come equipped with a series of intelligent alarm systems:

Missing Spring Alarm Reminder: This feature ensures that every spring is accounted for during production, minimizing the risk of product defects.

Mechanical Failure Alarm Prompt: Early detection of mechanical issues is crucial to prevent prolonged downtime. This prompt allows operators to address potential problems before they escalate.

Spring Disorder Detection Alarm: Maintaining the correct order and placement of springs is vital for the structural integrity of the mattress. This alarm ensures that any disarray is immediately flagged and corrected.

Dynamic Wireframe Speed Adjustment

Another key feature of modern pocket spring machines is the automatic wire speed adjustment. The wireframe can intelligently increase or decrease speed as needed, ensuring that the springs are formed consistently and with precision. This not only improves the quality of the springs but also reduces material waste and enhances overall production efficiency.

Tight Ultrasonic Welding for Durability

Durability is a cornerstone of quality in mattress manufacturing. Pocket spring machines utilize tight ultrasonic welding to securely bond the springs. This method is superior to traditional welding techniques, providing a stronger and more durable connection that withstands the test of time.

High-Power Cooling Device for Optimal Spring Forming

Spring forming is a process that requires precise temperature control to ensure optimal results. Modern pocket spring machines are equipped with high-power cooling devices that maintain the ideal temperature during production. This results in well-formed springs that contribute to the overall comfort and longevity of the mattress.

ZIMLIN Mattress Machinery: Leading the Way

ZIMLIN Mattress Machinery stands out as one of the largest and most respected manufacturers of mattress machinery in China. With a commitment to innovation and quality, ZIMLIN specializes in producing cutting-edge machines that meet the demands of today's mattress manufacturers. Their pocket spring making machines are a testament to their expertise and dedication to advancing the industry.

In conclusion, the latest innovations in pocket spring making machines, exemplified by companies like ZIMLIN Mattress Machinery, are revolutionizing the mattress manufacturing industry. With features designed for speed, precision, and reliability, these machines are setting new benchmarks for quality and efficiency. As the demand for high-quality mattresses continues to rise, manufacturers equipped with these advanced machines will be well-positioned to meet the needs of the market.

[commsroom]

OHOHOHOH i like this train of thought with car guy eiffel who always has a tiny screwdriver/one of those with interchangeable heads in his pocket eiffel going to engineering and screwing around with spare parts and fixing things when he needs to think eiffel who always has little metal bits and screws that hes messing with on his desk eiffel who makes little metal trinkets for his loved ones. he sits and rambles to hera about engines and different manufacturers and they design the perfect car together with her knowledge of the world and his brain for design and mechanics. im thinking very much kaylee from firefly who never understood people but somehow machines just talk to her and spring to life in her hands. doug eiffel who wanted to go to college for aerospace engineering and work for nasa but never went to college and picked up a job hauling scrap parts to pay for said college degree before he dropped out and ended up working as head mechanic and whose dreams of building space ships were reignited when cutter found him in prison. or, my saddest thought yet, eiffel already planning on building a car with his daughter for her sixteenth birthday before she was taken from him.

idk also brings new life to his relationship with hera as the ship and how no one else on the hephaestus was really fit to do big repairs, but if he had a background in mechanics he could understand her on ANOTHER level that the other crew members dont get

oh gosh, i really don't think he'd be into anything that complex! like - don't get me wrong, eiffel is smarter than people (including himself) give him credit for, but he's a handyman, not an engineer. he is like the model for undiagnosed adhd class clown; he got through high school because he tests remarkably well without ever studying, and that was just enough to keep him from failing on account of all the homework he didn't do. i fully believe that eiffel never went to college, and never intended to. he's unambitious, and i love that about him.

maxwell's got the genius mechanical aptitude, minkowski's got the hard work and dreams of spaceflight... eiffel's passion is radio. when i say he's a car guy, i don't think it's his thing like radio is his thing - he's just a guy with a head full of american pop culture biases, who likes tinkering with stuff, and who lists "monster trucks" as one of the top ten things he misses about earth. like - i feel bad that so much of this is me disagreeing with you, these are just very different things! eiffel's definitely got tools on hand, he keeps one of his tool bags by his bed, he likes building things out of spare parts - canonically, he's got a lot of technical know-how, but it's in a much more practical, hands-on way. i don't think he'd be telling hera about design, much less his own design concepts, as much as he'd be ranking his dream cars. and i do not think functionality factors in as much as "he thinks it's cool" and/or "they used that make and model in a movie that he liked."

and speaking of hera, honestly, like... eiffel's good with his hands! and he can follow her instructions and do repairs if necessary. but the kind of electronics eiffel works with are nowhere near as complex, and i don't think spaceship maintenance comes naturally to him - and it's certainly not something he wants to do!! and while it makes a pretty big difference whether we're talking general station maintenance vs. specifically hera's hardware here, i think the fact that he doesn't know how to navigate this stuff without her input is part of the reason she feels safe with him. he didn't even think about what "optical system" could mean. eiffel couldn't (intentionally) mess with hera's systems even if he wanted to. hera is so used to people who "understand" her in that way taking advantage of her; i think it's reassuring eiffel has no interest in it. he is a people person; hera's just a regular person to him.

but anyway. i think he was looking forward to teaching anne how to drive, and that would be a depressing note to leave this on, so. eiffel could not be an engineer, and i think even the thought of the work that would require would make him break out in hives, but he could be a mechanic, for whatever length of time it'd take him to get fired. and i think that would be hot. put him in another set of coveralls and get him greased up. that's what's really important.

[beensoon]

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[aecholapis]

Aaand for the WIPs... it's Light of Aether time! 🌍 💥 🤝 🌑

Yes.... YES! I am gently kissing you on the forehead

(without tongue)

(...)

(...I hope you get the reference or else this will sound weird, lmao)

-

🌍 - What is distinctive about the setting? What sets it apart?

What sets it apart may be the planet itself. Aether is alive, in that it has something like a neural system and it is linked to all lifeforms via energy. Not like Primus at all, nooo.

Aetherians can use and manipulate their life energy to store or summon inanimate objects like tools or machines, with the main criterion being that they have to build them by themselves beforehand and memorize their blueprints for as long as they are using them.

One could make a train, disassemble it and store its parts away for an hour, then they summon the train and it assembles itself again in a matter of seconds. And Aetherians have to sacrifice their life energy to make it, so if the object is lost and they cannot retrieve it, they lose a part of themselves.

Aether operates similarly but on a much larger scale. It isn't sentient nor sapient, but it has energy it can use to shape nature. Like making the grass grow faster or altering the ph-level or temperature of a spring by heating up the area around a groundwater reservoir.

On its surface, Aether is a boring planet. It's a geoid, has an atmosphere, water and land and life. It has continental plates and two continents which are home to the Diurnal Kingdom and the Nocturnal Kingdom respectively.

I'm afraid there is no world map I can show you, but you can imagine it looking similar to Pangaea where Eurasia has split apart and taken the Arctic's place. That's the Nocturnal Kingdom's realm. It's small, it's cold and in Winter the entire continent is shrouded in darkness as a result of polar night.

The Diurnal Kingdom spans the entirety of the second, much larger continent. It is divided into four regions - four cities - that have the most creative names of all time (sarcasm). The capital city (Capital City) is the residence of the monarchy and a metropolis for art, music, religion and culture. Located near the northern tropic, it is not surprising that the surrounding area is a desert.

The next nearest region is called the Western Islands, although the name is misleading. A chain of islands, an archipelago, makes up only a fraction of the area, while the mainland is surrounded by a lush and beautiful rain forest near the equator. Despite its tropical flair, manufacturers have claimed these lands and built factories near the sea.

Further south is a region that kept its name (Eastern Settlements) after its districts merged into a city over time. Aetherians are long-lived and they don't forget easily which is why it's often a challenge to change the names of locations after thousands of years. The Eastern Settlements are important for the food industry. Just outside the city are fields as far as the eye can reach and they supply the capital city combined with the southernmost area with *sustenance*.

Far to the south, where our Earth's antarctic circle would be, lies Sonatus, the cold and snowy region of the Diurnal Kingdom. Technology makes up the largest part of export products, as does music. In terms of population, it has the second highest number of inhabitants after the capital city. I named it after a planet from a video game because I liked it.

Old sketches of the capital city from above and the upper garden area of the Royal Guard Academy from different angles (featuring Expugnatrix). I tried to capture the feeling pictures of mega-structures evoke. The scale doesn't translate well through the images though.

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💥 - What is the main conflict of the wip?

There are a total of five stories set in the same universe, one main story and four sequels so to say. One event which connects them all is the corruption of their planet's core through a parasite. How did the parasite even get there?

Through pollution.

Pollution oozed its way through the soil until it reached the center where it accumulated enough mass and energy to form a creature which infests Aether's core. Said creature feasts on the energy and in turn it poisons its surface.

Plants absorb this poison, small creatures eat them, larger creatures eat them, Aetherians eat them too. It affects their bodies, mutilates matter and makes it rot, all of which may lead to a very slow, painful death. Fewer successful crops all over the kingdom are the first indicator that something is wrong with their planet.

The first story's main characters are a bunch of students and their professor and they seek to find a cure for nature, but an ancient prophecy looms over them, speaking of a Chosen One who will rid Aether of its plight. There is no chosen one, but one of the less important main characters has been made to believe that they are and they will try their best to fulfill the prophecy, even if it costs them their life.

I tried to draw a zombified citizen once. It didn't look good.

Spoiler for the first story's finale: they kill the parasite, but at the beginning of the second story, a team of researchers finds leftovers of its genome and they use it to experiment on fellow Aetherians to make them stronger and more durable.

In the third story, they succeed with the creation of cyborg hybrids thanks to the parasite's genes and in the fourth they find a person who seems to have inherited its power but in the fifth they find out about its parallel universe counterpart and kill the parasite once and for all.

It's also important to note that at the end of the second story, the Nocturnal Kingdom declares war on the Diurnal Kingdom that lasts for a long time because there is an event where a person assassinates both royal families at the same time.

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🤝 - How do the characters meet? (antagonist included!)

The protagonists are five students (Expugnatrix, Estian, Rhiza, Om, Sophagon) who share the same professor (Polarfront) but they're not in the same year or class. They meet the second story's protagonists during a council meeting where they propose their ideas for saving the environment.

The protagonists are the minister of defense (Keyland), the minister of science and research (Hytac) and the general of the Southern Troops (Avalanche). The antagonist is the minister of finances (Icador), a lead researcher and bio-engineer (Scyre) and a test subject (The Sorceress). Other important characters are Keyland's brother and the Luminescence of Aether (Searchmark) and Polarfront

Here it's Expugnatrix, Estian and Searchmark again, with the antagonist still being Icador and the Sorceress but also the protagonists' son Etra.

The protagonists are Echo Volta, Bravo Volta and Cryo Volta (and Ranger and Scratch and Amber Varnice but they are not important) who had to leave Aether as the capital city was attacked by the Nocturnal Kingdom. And now they're on Earth. It also happens to be the place where the new monarch of the Nocturnal Kingdom (Lucerna), her sibling/advisor (Ancoralux) and Etra are headed. The Sorceress is on their side, until she reveals her evil plans or whatever and then it will be the two kingdoms against her and her corrupted army.

They are just a bunch of kids messing around and encountering cosmic horrors beyond their comprehension (Sonar, Tinnitus, Halogen, Redox, Nameless, and a character that actually doesn't have a name yet :])

I hope this answers your question. If not, you can inquire for more details.

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🌑 - Is there reoccurring symbolism? Motifs?

Corruption and integrity - environmental, personal, political

Day and night / Light and dark - superficial, two kingdoms

Compass - guidance, direction

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Loss of Invention - The Vanishing of the DaSilva Twins

By the time the DaSilva Twins, Daniel the II and Luis, became teens, their family had already been known throughout the world as great artists and inventors. The two, although not identical, were very much inseparable and shared many of the common interests- most of which revolved around making a name for themselves and exceed their family's fame. One of their first inventions, just around the turn of the 18th century was the automobile.

The invention quickly became a popular, but the two had no interest in building a manufacturing business. They sold the plans to the Beauregards, who used their connections to set up a factory in the old world, Bragaria. The twins moved on to their next inventions.

On December 22nd, 1700, their parents died in a tragic car crash, the first automobile accident ever recorded.

A tragedy all around, but the wrose was to come. Locked in their own abode, they have nary the time nor will to speak to even I, their cousin. The Beauregards have said they hear not but banging and tinkering reverberate from the home. Colby Douglas remains a close friend of theirs. He claims they have become obsessed with the prospects of a new time machine. Joey DaSilva, Loss of Invention - The Mysterious Vanishing of the DaSilva Twins, 1711

The two reportedly succeeded in creating a time machine. Notes found on their workbenches called it a DaSilva Steam-powered Fluidic Time Machine, or DSFTM. Scholars of the day were never able to replicate the machine's effects, but one Spring Day in 1710, the two brothers sat in the steaming tub of water and simply vanished.

The two had indeed time traveled, back in time to the Dawn of Civilization on the Sulani Isles. A loud bang announced their arrival followed by a prolonged hissing sound that announced the Time Machine was broken. After an hour of trying to fix the machine, they surrendered to the fact that they didn't have enough power or tools to finish the repairs. The two quickly set upon building a shelter and readying themselves to live on the strange new island they now found themselves on.

Within 14 hours they had constructed a tiny home suited for the two of them. Join us in a moment, 1:30 CT, to see their future play out in the past! www.twitch.tv/standbyentrance