[MonsterManic]

Mechanics Workshop, Beacon Academy, 3:36 PM.

The long wooden workbench creaked under the pile of metal, tools and blueprints Setsuna dropped on the uneven surface. It was just after his lessons finished for the day, and he was eager to get some progress done on his prototype design for a weapon. And where better to work than the mechanics workshop?

With the walls covered with every type of tool any hunter could need, ranging from the most simple file and sandpaper to blowtorches, saws and hammers, the northern wall formed part of the long rectangle room. The eastern side of the room was mostly occupied by a Dust-powered forge and hydraulic press, for when human strength wasn't enough. On the far end of the room, away from the door, lay stacks and piles of scrap metal, plastic, wood in any shape, size and color, remnants of projects hunters had either finished or gave up on. Under a window, cans of spray-paint lay in disarray, scattered all over the floor from the last lesson.

Setsuna loved this room. It was a treasure trove for him to dig through at his leisure, discovering old designs for various projects left behind for him to gain inspiration on. However, he wasn't here for that today. If the training sessions were any indication, even his teched-up gear wouldn't cut it out in the field where stuff would be much harder to deal with. Sitting down on the wooden bench, he spread his blueprint for his new weapon out and got measuring. In fact, he wouldn't be surprised if other students came in to work on something or other.

[MissyMidna]

Noctis walked into the workshop to fix Divine which suffered damage after his team working class. So maybe letting his teammate smash his sword into the deathstalkers back was kind of a bad idea but hey everyone makes mistakes right? Even if it is a very, very expensive mistake. He made little to no noise as he placed his sword on the opposed work table where the other occupant was sitting.

Getting to work Noctis began grabbing the tools necessary to open Divine'sdust chamber mechanism. He frowned seeing the gears have cracks in them along with the handle. He sighed. Did he really want to fix this today? It just seemed like too much, but he doesn't have anything better to do.

[Bento]

Oliver walked to the workshop filled with purpose. He had the materials for regular maintenance in his room, but not the type that would let him get as in-depth as he planned to today. It hadn't been too long since he last gave Vel a truly thorough cleaning, but with the number of moving parts on any transforming weapon, Oliver always thought it was best to do so as often as possible.

However, his determination wavered as he reached the door. He wasn't expecting anyone to be around, and he was slightly embarrassed by the fact that he hadn't really socialized with any other students yet. Well, he thought, this might be a good chance to change that. Regaining his confidence, he continued into the room, placed Vel on a nearby bench, and began to disassemble it after casting a quick curious look to Setsuna's somewhat cluttered area.

[MonsterManic]

If it wasn't for the almost inaudible creak the bench made, Setsuna wouldn't have noticed the person now sitting opposite him, working on what looked like a blade, but split in half? Naturally, that piqued his curiosity, enough to distract him from the project he was working on. He was about to move closer for a better look when he noticed another person walking in, this one holding a pretty long spear. Wonder what functions this one has?

Glancing at his own space, he moved a few things closer to clear up a bit more room, before casually strolling over to grab a screwdriver. Honestly, it was just an excuse to get a closer look at the split-apart blade. Gears? Another glance across at the other person revealed his partially dissembled spear, the insides teeming with mechanical parts.

Setsuna couldn't help himself. Seeing other hunter's weapons just made him so curious as to how it worked. He just had to ask the owner of the blade."Pardon me," he began."I'm sorry if I'm interrupting you, but I couldn't help but notice that complex design you have in your blade. Could you possibly give me a small explanation?" he asked. "Oh, where are my manners? My name's Setsuna. Nice to meet you." he said with a friendly smile.

[MissyMidna]

""Hmm? Oh, no it's not a problem,"" Noctis says putting the broken gears down. ""Sure. I'm Noctis. Delighted to meet you Setsuna.""

Pulling apart a few more gears until there is space to remove the dust chamber/handle. It's easier to explain Divine's dust functions when it's taken apart. The last piece to go was the lever that releases the dust. All pieces laid out made it seem like a really annoying jigsaw puzzle to those who didn't know how it worked.

"Well, Divine is a sword that pushes dust into the center of the blade, covering it in any dust of my choosing," He searches for one of the empty containers of dust. ""This container typically goes inside the handle." Noctis demonstrates by removing pommel to slide the Dust container in. The next part he grabs looks like a motorcycle break."Then this lets the dust drop into the gear shaft. And like a motorcycle rev, I twist this part of the handle which shoves the dust through the channels here in the blade. Did I loose you anywhere?"

[Bento]

Upon hearing the beginning of Noctis' explanation, Oliver was intrigued. He set down the trigger he'd just extracted and moved towards the group. When Noctis had finished, Oliver asked, "So the blade can take on properties of any kind of dust?" Quickly realizing he had just interrupted the other students' conversation, he added, "My name's Oliver, by the way."

[Capta1n_Henry]

Acero walked into the dusty expanse of the workshop with a small crate full of Atlas tech, delighted at the thought that he'd be able to build something of his own design for a change. He put the crate of parts on a table near the group of first years and started to take out and organize everthing. Finally, I get to build something that I can be proud of, instead of just receiving things that were already built. Acero had organized every screw and every piece of metal that was in the box and categorized them on the table. Now then, time to get to work on these bad boys.

[MonsterManic]

"Sounds like it, at least."Setsuna replied. "Nice to meet you, Oliver. The more the merrier, right?" Returning his focus to the dismantled blade, he ran a few quick mental calculations to see if the same mechanism would fit his own blade, but he couldn't completely recall the inner workings of his own blade, which he was slightly ashamed of. It didn't really matter, he simply pulled out his scroll and called for his weapons locker. It should arrive in a bit.

"It does sound like it can take any dust, but does it affect the blade's performance? Per say, if you covered it in ice, wouldn't that slow you down?" Setsuna asked. He was turning to ask Oliver about his own weapon when he noticed a fourth year, face half-covered with metal prosthetics, walk in with a box of parts he didn't recognise. Atlas parts perhaps? No other continent boasts the degree of tech Atlas has. Could also explain metal-face here. Though, haven't I seen him before...

Returning to the topic at hand, he asked:"So, what's your weapon like, Oliver? I'd be delighted to know."

[Bento]

"Of course! It's right over here." Oliver lurched back to his area and began quickly rearranging the parts to give a better idea of the assembled weapon. "My Vel isn't too complex, but it works fine for me. It starts in this spear form. Nothing too fancy, but this trigger here," he pointed out a small silver lever loosely fitted higher on the shaft, "sends a blast from the base which helps when throwing it."

Oliver's hand traced a seam along the shaft between the tip and the trigger as he continued, finding the right angle to pull at. "For its second mode, this section of the shaft splits in two and folds up to form a new prong on either side." He demonstrated this, leaving a thin rod where the prongs were stored and sliding the newly formed trident head down to meet the (now slightly shorter) shaft. "This form doesn't fly well, but I like it better for close-range."


"Finally, we have the biggest change." Oliver began folding the prongs over, carefully guiding the central prong down into the shaft. "This is usually more impressive," he said with a nervous chuckle, "but since it's in pieces I have to do it manually." With one last flip of a cover to keep the prongs from its user's shoulder, the weapon entered its third form. "It's a shotgun! This form took a bit to figure out, but I've had no problems since. It fires shot by default, but I like to use dust slugs every now and then. I've only tried two kinds, though..." Oliver trailed off, staring at Vel's barrel. Maybe some kind of electric dust would work? he thought to himself. No, no, it'd probably just zap me the second I pulled the trigger.

Well, it's something to think about. Turning back to face Setsuna, he readjusted his glasses with a quick flick of the wrist. "That's the long and short of it, really. It's been a bit since I gave her a real deep cleaning, so I decided to get it done right." He gestured to the pile of metal in Setsuna's area. "How about you? Seems like a lot for simple repairs or maintenance."

[Capta1n_Henry]

Acero took a deep breath and sighed. Welp, time to get to work. Acero pulled up a stool and started putting all of the parts that he ordered together. Each piece of the frame was one of a kind, custom made to snap together like a very sturdy model kit. Now all Acero needed was a welding torch and a screwdriver. After a quick look around the room, he saw both of the items he needed near the first year with a green lock of hair. "Excuse me, but do you mind if I could borrow that welding torch and that screwdriver right there?" Acero tapped the boy with his prosthetic arm, hoping it would be more of an attention grabber.

[MonsterManic]

"And you'd be right." Setsuna responded. "Normally I'd be in here tinkering with this or that within my weapons, but unlike both of you," gesturing to their respective, dismantled weapons, "I'm working on another weapon to use within combat. You see," here he motioned them to his side of the workshop, "I'm a sword and shield fighter. Now, under normal circumstances, that would be the most balanced way to fight, in my opinion. However, recent missions have proved me wrong, in that I simply do not pack enough power for the job."

Reaching over his desk to tug free the blueprint, which was buried under several layers of metal, he -somewhat- proudly unrolled it for Oliver to see. "My team helped me come up with this design. Put simply, it's a buster sword, doubling as a guardian shield. It has three extra bits that can be used as daggers." He pointed to the respective parts as explanation. "Maybe, if I had my actual weapons on hand, it might be easier to explain--Oh? Sure, you can borrow them." Setsuna turned his head to see the boy with prosthetics tapping him with his mechanical arm, which was both a bit unnerving and cool at the same time. "Forgive me, I never caught your name?"

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