Finished [Widersia:Clockhaven] Tinkerers Triage: Start up company!

Titles:
[Isekai Mundane], [Apprentice Tinkerer]

Unfortunately, Erich's inspection of the six-armed figure's horns ended up being cut short, after quite a strong pull from something. Turning his head to face his interlocutor, the tinkerer saw who it was: a female beast-humanoid, with a few distinct features which made her look like a squirrel. Erich had not seen a real squirrel up and close, after all, how could he? Those weren't present at Gneron 4VJ1. In fact, no animal was, but he had some knowledge about them from data banks. Still, she was quite strong for someone shorter than him, appearing to be equally lighter. Was she wearing some sort of mechanical-strength augmentation under her clothes? An exoskeleton, perhaps? Maybe.... or maybe it was only natural strength. He had met a fellow during his last trip which was incredibly fast after all.

Offering not resistance to being pulled away from the other person of interest, nor being able to offer it, his hazel eyes now were directed towards the shorter-female, emerald-colored ones. "Oh no, I wasn't talking about her limbs, you see! No, no, I was talking about the appendages on top of her head! There!" He would say, turning around a bit and pointing at the horns on top of Leian's head. With his attention going back to the squirrel-girl in front of him, he would finally satisfy her query. "My name is Erich Zann, I am a tinkerer and engineer. Formerly employed by Nykkon Conglomerate, R&D of the Weaponry Division. Currently working under my mentor, Cellica, back in Ryken." The mouthful was spoken in quick succession, which answered the first part: who he was. After saying so, he would stop for a moment, gathering his next thoughts, as if trying to remember why he had made the arduous trip to Widersia to begin with. "Oh, right, why I am here. I've heard from one of the clients that visited the workshop that this place, Widersia, had some pretty interesting stuff. More advanced than the rest of countries! Although, I don't quite know the name of all of them... uhhh... there is the East Empire that the animal-folk walk around with collars, whatever those are... uhhh... The See which I was told to not go to... and... mmm..." While his sentence began coherent enough, it became slightly less coherent as he went on, as he rambled.

Crossing his arms, Erich was lost in thought for a moment, getting the spanner out of the front pocket of his lab coat and beginning to twirl it, with the index finger of his right hand stuck into the ring of the tool. After a while of twirling the tool, it appeared that his mind became better focused. "Ah yes, I came here to see the technology available, find out what I can work with." Adding to his explanation, Erich's eyebrow raised as the female in front of him mentioned an event. "An event? I had no idea that there was an event taking place... OH! Is it related to the motor over there? Ah, wait..." He stopped remembering what Viokii had told him previously about his lack of social cues. Maybe he ought to learn who is he dealing with first? "Sorry about that, who might everyone one of you be?" He asked, first directed at the female in front of him and then at the others present in the workshop.

Leiana was absorbed in her work for a moment, until she felt someone prodding at her horns. She let out a rather shrill "EEP!" before turning her head around quickly, her eyes wide and her cheeks red with a blush. "Erm... firstly, who are you? And secondly, don't touch my horns unless you've at least taken me out for dinner first. That is a very intimate place." She said, one of her arm sets covering her horns protectively. She pulled out her lamp, covering it protectively as well, not sure if this person would try to kidnap her like some others do. "Besides, who on earth are you? We're in the middle of very proprietary business!" She said, her other hands covering the keyboards she had been working on with a frown on her face, her blush slowly draining from her face.

Titles:
[Isekai Mundane], [Apprentice Tinkerer], [Technological Eccentric]

Erich's eyes darted towards the red-haired, tall man for a moment, as he showed his indignation towards the engineer's actions. In his mind, Erich wondered who wouldn't burst into someone's workshop and give advice? It wasn't strange for Erich to walk into different divisions of the Nykkon Conglomerate to see what they are up to, giving suggestions here and there. How those were taken, however, is another different story. Still, he had learned the man's name: Julius Astolgia. "Nice to meet you, Julius." Erich offered the man with an unchanging attitude, either not seeing anything wrong with his own actions or simply not feeling sorry for them.

Next, his attention would be focused on the female who had Tesla Coils on top of her head. Clearly that was what those were! He couldn't be wrong for a second time, could he? No, no, no, that would be just silly. Watching her take a protective stance to cover her horns, his assumptions of what the appendages really were just became more and more engrained in his mind, maybe stubbornly so. "Oh... like I said, Erich Zann, tinkerer and engineer! And dinner? Mmmm..." Tilting his head, Erich began to think about the Leiana, at least that is how he guessed her name was, thanks for the squirrel girl, said about dinner. So far, it appeared that Tesla Coils were very intimate part of one's body, for some reason, and only after feeding them food one would be allowed to examine them. He couldn't make heads or tails of why that was so, but he assumed that it was some sort of local custom.

His hazel eyes would fall next on the object she started to clutch protectively. He had no idea of what that was, just that it had a very curious shape. When she mentioned 'earth' he shook his head in denial. "Earth? No, not Earth, I am from Gneron 4VJ1... oh..." His eyes widened a bit when the words 'proprietary business' were uttered by her, the spanner on his finger being twirled even faster. That was something he was very familiar with. "... oh, now I see! Keeping patents and blueprints secret is serious business! Industrial espionage is a very nasty endeavor. That is why I've always had a combat bot accompanying me, in case there was a need for it." He said, nodding a few times to himself, while his eyes trying to get glimpses of the keyboard she was trying to hide.

However, the squirrel girl had, once more, captured his undivided attention. He didn't quite buy the story that those horns weren't Tesla Coils, him being wrong a second time of the true nature of the appendages on top of one's head was simply too much. As she introduced herself, he nodded with a relaxed expression on his face. He would take to heart Eriedeth's advices about the other realms, just as he had done with Chandra, or Kalina, had better explained how [Criminal Titles] worked. He would stop spinning the spanner, putting the tool back into his pocket and cross his arms, while he listened to her attentively.

When she mentioned the advancements of mundane technology in Widersia, something prompted him to comment on something which she, and the others, might find it curious. "Mmmm... before coming to Widersia, I was in the Underbelly in Ryken, ever heard of it? It is a rather lawless place, filled with criminals, vampires and some other stuff. There was some odd inventor in there called... Professor Dougal. The poor man is becoming senile from what I saw, but he owns some very interesting technology himself, among them, even a real time surveillance system! Well... the image isn't that clear, plus he did hand me some firearm which ended blowing up when I tried to use it. Still, I suppose some of his stuff is useable." He commented, almost as if going back there for a moment.

He became silent when Eriedeth exchange some words with Julius and then explained her proposition to him. His gloved hand made its way to his hairless chin, slowly caressing it while he digested every word she spoke. His expression looked unreadable during her explanation and at the end of it, he nodded a few times. "Oh! Is that whatchamacallit... 'blackmail', ain't it?" A wide smirk appeared on his face, before offering his right hand forward in a handshake. "Righto~, I am sold to the idea, so you can count me as a member of your team. Let's 'rob' those investors blind and get all the funds necessary!" He said, in a very laid-back manner, something unknown glinting in his eyes.

"Well, I can't condone hiring a clear pervert, but if it's what you all thing is best I suppose I'm outvoted then." Leiana said, her arms still moving over the keyboards and working on them while one set cross over her chest in a pout. "It's not robbing anyways, it's providing a service the people need at a price they're willing to pay! Perhaps it's a substantial fee, but such is the price of innovation and comfort." She corrected the new member on stating they were going to rob the investors blind, making it somewhat more palatable for said investors to accept their payment demands. She is a sales expert after all, making things good for the investor and the customer is very important.

"It's a little surprising you don't know such basic information, but I suppose such is the way of things." She added, reaching one of her hands into her lamp and withdrawing a screwdriver to adjust the keyboard, her arm liquifying to get into the lamp when she did so.

Titles:
[Isekai Mundane], [Apprentice Tinkerer], [Technological Eccentric]

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There was a visible confusion on Erich's face upon being called a pervert, not really remembering of performing any unsavory advances with the intent for intimacy towards any of those present at the workshop. He just tilted his head, slightly, pondering for a few moments why he had been called that, but dismissed it in the following one. Clearly Leiana's Tesla Coils could be malfunctioning and the electrical waves of it interfering with the ones of her own brain, yes, that must be it. Still, that was a pretty dangerous situation to be in. She ought to take the appendages for maintenance ASAP before random thunderous discharges begin to happen and things become a tad chaotic.

"A service they need, huh? There is always a possibility to create the necessity, even if it didn't exist before." The tinkerer commented briefly, not really going in detail what he meant by it. He didn't think the six-armed female was wrong about his inexperience with investors, however. Erich might have dealt with directors on a presidential board, but not with the final client. His salesmanship was rather lacking, only by chance catching the attention of a certain vampire about his wares. He could only watch the bizarre scene, as Leiana's hand got into the strange, metallic object she was holding it, being sure that would probably be some sort of 'magic' which he heard and saw in this bizarre place.

He didn't sleep that much during that night, having rented a cheap room in a local inn. In fact, Erich didn't sleep at all. Just as usual, he would often not tend properly to his own body's needs. Yet, he didn't seem tired, his body already being used to make due with whatever sleep it got. As he walked towards the Central Station, he couldn't help but take another moment to appreciate the curious technological place that Widersia was. When the group stopped, Erich watched as Eriedeth paced back and forth. "Are you nervous? First presentation in front of a 'board'?" He asked her, thinking that maybe that was it. "If one gets stuck, another one of us should be ready and able to continue it. Showmanship is often more important than the product itself, as my mentor has taught me." He said, appearing to be eager to do it, even if only the gods knew exactly what his explosive mind would say to the investors.

When the question of which name the group should use for the company came, Erich appeared to be pensive. His hazel eyes darted towards the ground, as his mind tried to think about a choice. "How about... The Artificial Syndicate?"

Leiana listened to the people talking around her, until Eiredith nabbed her attention with a question, the woman smiling as she clasped 4 of her hands together. "Oh! It's a turn of phrase my father would use. A very good man, he would tell me stories of where he came from before he came to Ryke and met my mother. He had many of those kind of phrases." She said with a smile, one of her six hands patting the girl on the back as they got to the discussion of naming their company.

"Oh come now, you're all thinking too simply. A true good name would involve all of us somehow, but with some kind of pop to the common buyer. But it can't be too long, lest the name not come up in casual conversation..." She said with a hum, before snapping her fingers with a smile. "Perhaps Steamfire Incorporated? We all seem to have some experience in the kind of engines of the kind, and it's something easy enough for people to remember."

Titles:
[Isekai Mundane], [Apprentice Tinkerer], [Technological Eccentric]

DarkKitsune NeramoDJI SixSense Beetlebuggo

Erich listened to the others with an attentive expression. The threat of physical harm by the red-haired humanoid had not gone over the tinkerer's head, his hand nonchalantly adjusting the potency of his Hi-Tech Hurt Stopper under his lab coat. It should give him some time to react to a possible blunt trauma, assuming its force doesn't exceed 7000N.

Julius certainly looked confident and sure of himself. So much so that Erich thought he ought to try and look at his schematics at a later date. If the hubris matched reality, the tinkerer would have stuff that would make the 'professor' he met earlier look like an amateur!

As the many names were mentioned, he had taken a slight liking to 'Eriedeth and the Pips'. It had a certain ring to it, but as another option had been put forth, Tinkerers Triage, he nodded in agreement. "Mmmm... that sounds like a solid choice. Both words begin with 'T' causing a nice alliteration, and it is short enough for people to remember it."

And then came the presentation itself, as group H had been called forth. Erich watched with palpable interest, as the squirrel girl introduced the prototype, which he hadn't seen thus far, for a water purifier. He looked at the invention with a critical eye, almost as if he were one of the judges himself.

When the water exited the apparatus, the tinkerer was surprised on how savvy the creation was. Still, it looked like the demonstration could be taken a step further, and thus, he decided to enhance it with some showmanship. As soon as the waterskin had been filled up, Erich snatched it from the squirrel girl's hands, very overtly, making sure the crowd and judges were certain that it was the same one. Stepping forward, he would present the waterskin, before opening the top of it. "And as you can see, ladies and gentlemen..." He began, before bringing the waterskin to his mouth and starting to drink from it, with deep gulps, putting his trust in what the group had developed. Hopefully, that wouldn't give him severe diarrhea or anything of the sorts.

When he was done, he cleaned the few droplets of water which escaped the corners of his mouth with the sleeve of his lab coat. "... clean and drinkable. A real solution for a real problem!" He finished, with palpable enthusiasm, a wide grin being present on his lips. Hopefully, both efforts would be enough to drive home the point of what an incredible solution had been presented to them. Stepping back after doing his thing, while still holding the waterskin, he allowed Julius and Leiana to continue the presentation, moving now to the construct raven. After all, one could only hog the spotlight for so long.

Leiana smiled with her usual grin behind her veil, standing next to Julius, gesturing with her arms to their demonstration, knowing how to play up the exotic nature of having so many arms, as even in the standard fantasy of the world, her kind was rather rare. "With our ravens, missives and deals that would take weeks to deliver take only a manner of days. And as my darling assistant here said, they are encrypted with multiple safeguards to keep what you want private just that, private." She said, gesturing to Julius with 2 of her 6 arms while she spoke.

She was sure they were going to make headway, after all, with both the water system and the birds, they were a shoe in for getting at least SOME funding from these big cats, especially those who wanted a piece of the future pie they were sure to be making with these kind of creations.