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[Agatha has been working on the stuff they pulled out of the MAGI building for over a month now. All kinds of interesting research, odd looking clanks that seem to be used for visitors that need physical bodies, and a delightful array of small arms that do anything from replicate spells to supress personas entirely have been keeping her occupied for a while. People in the Saggittarius district have probably been seeing strange lights and hearing odd sounds from the already foreboding castle Heterodyne.
But now she's reached the point in her research where she needs a little help.

Specifically, she needs minions to test our some of her 'improvements' on Kandori's designs. Her voice has an excited edge to it. Not quite in the madness place, but close to it.]

This is Agatha Heterodyne. I've been working with some of the weapon designs that were salvaged from the MAGI building. The protoypes are all ready, but I'll need some minions to help me test them.

Is anyone interested?

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[terminally_clever]

I take umbrage with the term 'minion,' but I would gladly help you test them as a fellow researcher.

[it's cool yo she knows what you mean]

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Thanks, I could use the help. And any input you have on the designs would be helpful too.

[terminally_clever]

It's admittedly somewhat outside my usual area of expertise, but I'll contribute what I can.

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Actually I think you'll have some great input on the suppressors.

[terminally_clever]

True. I have been studying the Persona phenomenon, after all. There's bound to be at least a few places our studies overlap.

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Actually, you could bring some of that equipment by and hook it up to the subjects we're testing the suppressors on.

You should get some interesting readings that way.

[terminally_clever]

Actually, I was hoping to talk with you about that. Do you think it would be possible to miniaturize my monitoring equipment?

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Possible? Heck, that should be easy! We can work on that first, if you want. Then we can bring it along for some proper field tests.

[She somehow makes 'field tests' sound exciting.]

[terminally_clever]

That's the answer I was hoping for. You wouldn't mind coming by the mansion so I don't have to move everything again, would you?

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No, but I have a couple of people coming over to pick up some of the guns for testing. I'll have to head on by after I set them up with what they need.

I could let the castle handle it, but.... you know.

[She doesn't trust the castle not to pick on them.]

[terminally_clever]

That's fine. I don't have anything particularly pressing going on today.

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Great, then I'll stop by later.

[terminally_clever]

I'll be waiting.

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[A few hours later, Agatha will be knocking on Fumi's door. She has with her several dingbots and a larger clank behind them to carry the equipment and tools.]

[terminally_clever]

Ah, good, right on time. The machine is through here.

[Fumi will lead her down to the basement where she's set things up.]

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Great!

[The clank sets her equipment down, and the dingbots start setting it up.]

So how small do you want this thing to be?

[terminally_clever]

I was envisioning something that could be worn on the wrist. You can use your spark to shape it like anything you want while still retaining its function, correct?

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[She laughs.]

You make it sound like it's magic or something. But I'll see what I can do.

[She selects a few tools from the dingbots, straps on some goggles, and starts working.]

[terminally_clever]

From a certain perspective, it certainly looks that way.

[Fumi walks over to a chair in the corner - a safe distance from whatever it is Agatha's going to do, but still close enough to watch.]

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[Agatha doesn't notice. She's carefully inspecting the equipment and humming to herself. Strangely, she seems to be able to produce several notes at once. Occasionally, she mutters to herself.]

No.... no.... Yes.... Superfluous!

[She tears off a piece and tosses it aside.]

And this can be replaced, and this and.... YES! I have it!

[The humming starts again and she starts working faster. The dingbots can barely keep up. At this point, a good half of what she's doing probably shouldn't work.]

[terminally_clever]

[Fumi leans down and picks up one of the pieces Agatha threw away, staring down at it in disbelief.]

How is this superfluous by any definition of the word...

[But she just sighs and looks back at the madwoman in action.]

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Because it can easily be replaced by using this simple watch spring!

[No it can't. Whatever she's crafting, it is considerably smaller than Fumi's original device.]

[terminally_clever]

Springs don't work th-

...you know what, never mind.

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[She resumes her humming and fiddling with various tools. After another few minutes, she holds aloft a small device meant to be strapped to your arm.]

Ha! Finished!

[terminally_clever]

At the risk of receiving an explanation that will cause my brain to bleed out of my ears, how does it work?