Social: Meeting Co-Workers

[Arcadus]

Arcadus walked out of Kitai's shop, having delivered the plans and first edition of his newest blade, Insect Rust, a ceramisized bone-iron compound meant to leak a natural venom that caused necrosis among other effects, and walking away with a copy of it, he slid it into his scabbard cannon, collapsing the rattling golfbag of sword scabbards into its single bladed mode and slinging it onto his hip. It was a beaming sunny day in Karakura, the dust from the road rising off of it like steam off water. Arcadus looked behind him at the gas station adjacent building. 

It was nice to work with Kitai. He enjoyed working with the man and the Saika seemed to enjoy working with him. He hoped his blades would sell well, they were expensive but hopefully thier power would draw more people to the store with perhaps greater funds and a more discerning taste. A more distinguished customer brings in more money, and more money means better times. He did have THAT plan in mind for Los Noches, but that needed capital, resources, and support. Those things he did not have at present, at least within Los Noches. He could do better to interact with Marik, and that new Trecera, Astrid. He'd seen her before, at the invasion of Soul Society. 

As for making an effort in this venture, maybe something more consumable, maybe a bottled version of the liquid fire his release created, a kind of fire bomb would be interesting, and potentially sell well for those interested in chaos and destruction, a commonality in Kitai's clientele. As for everything else, he was saddened to see Rose go, they had such interesting contributions. Realizing he was lingering far longer than he had intended in the lot, Arcadus turned around. He knew that Kitai had brought on an assistant, but he hadn't seen hair or hide of them anywhere, though that might have been just poor timing. 

Thinking that, he sensed a presence rounding the building, and he spied her, an odd creature, likely some kind of mod soul or construct creature, with wild pink hair done up in what appeared at a distance to be dreads, and Arcadus, looking at the tools and equipment she was carrying figured this was the aforementioned help. Arcadus figured it was high time to actually meet and introduce himself, and with gravel crunching under his shoes, he strutted over. 

His outfit was about as close to casual clothes as he wore, being a red undershirt and black button up and black pants, gold buttons and his sunshine blonde hair slicked back, black cowboy boots standing in for work boots. Turning as if he hadn't seen her and throwing up an arm in a wave, shouted. "Hello there! I'm guessing you're Crystal right! Kitai and Kitai have told me good things about you!." His smile flashed a set of pearly whites and with a bit of a stamp he came to a stop in about the center of the lot, now standing in the shade of the roadsign.

[Crystal Tokei]

It was just another day in the life of Crystal, running errands to get supplies for the shop and using that time to get inspired to make something new and interesting. It was sunny today, not even a cloud to be seen in the sky. The heat thankfully barely registered to the Mod Souls mind as she looked down at the new stuffed toy she bought. Holding in her left hand was a stuffed version of a creature called Stitch, apparently there was some form of movie based around him. Looking at the toy a spark ignited in the girls heart, this gave her plenty of ideas for what children she could make in the future.



Crystal would round a corner only to be called to, it seems someone who knew Kitai had also heard about her. Listening to the man who clearly wore an outfit that screamed I have money and I'm not afraid to use it. On the other hand, the Mod Soul herself wore one of her usual clothing combinations. A black tank top with a dark grey sweater wrapped around her waist and dark work gloves stuck between them, worn out jeans that scream I work all the time, and work boots that look old but surprisingly well kept. Hear pink hair blows in the gently breeze only to land on top of her bright pink backpack with an interesting rag doll hooked to it.



"He's obligated to tell good things about me, it's in the contract he signed before I began working for him. I'd like to think I've at least shown my worth to him by now, I mainly wanted to work with him because I heard he enjoyed creating new things. Though my specialty lies in the the Soul, how it works, and it's connection to the Soul Cycle. To clarify, I am indeed Crystal and find it interesting to see yet another Arrancar having many interactions with Boss. As you know my name could I perchance hear what yours may be?" Crystal would be speaking casual to this Arrancar, treating him as if he were just another person.



While Crystal waits for his response she would start swinging her backpack to her front, once done she'd slip the Stitch doll into the bigger of the two pouches. While doing this the Mod Soul would insure her attention still remains plainly on the one in front of her, she wouldn't wanna come off rude to someone possibly willing to use his money on the Kitai shop. Regardless of if it be for purchasing from there or creating items for it.

[Arcadus]

Arcadus listened to the mod soul who seemed unusually relaxed around him, given how people usually reacted to his aura and race, but he was glad for the congenial greeting. he took note of her worn work clothes and laughed at her joke. Well, she was certianly the person he had heard about, though why and how he hadn't seen hide or hair of her was a mystery. Nodding in approval, he chuckled at her jokes and thought about her calling Kitai Boss, it seemed so weird for Kitai to be in charge of someone.

"Well, I'm glad you're such a schrewd negotiator Crystal, I'm surprised Kitai agreed to that. But to introduce myself, I'm Arcadus, I've been working with Kitai for a while, I put in the design and forging on Bleeding edge and now Insect Rust. I don't know if you've seen any of my work, but I'm excited that Kitai is gathering more people to work with, I think it will make for an interesting collection of merchandise!" Arcadus held his smile as he looked at her, trying not to make it apparent he was glancing at the doll. 

How weird for a mod soul with a body to hold onto what was likely their old doll form. Maybe it was sentimental, or maybe some quirk of this particular mod soul? It probably wasn't worth looking into, given that it wasn't immediately pressing. He had an interest in developing a way to make Mod Souls a while ago, even drawing up plans for a sort of sire to his knightly ambitions, but insofar as actually working on it it seemed like supply for what he needed had dried up a while ago, so that project was on hold. 

It was probably smart to turn the conversation back to Crystal. "Whats some of the work you've done with Kitai? I'm curious where your specialties lie, mine are a little obvious, but I'd love an opportunity to branch out and try some thing new." Rattling his scabbard, Arcadus smirked as he thought about the many ideas he had in mind, but didn't possess the knowledge base to make them work. Hopefully, this person would be a key to that, soul cycle scholarly credentials being of particular interests. Although, he was curious as to the intentions of this person, if they truly were interested in bringing new things into the world or, like himself, had other reasons for their work beyond the joy of creation and art. 

"You mentioned another Arrancar? I'm interested in hearing who this could be, because to my understanding I was the only one working with the "Boss", and I'd love to meet them. It so rare to run into each other in Los Noches, much less in the Human world." Inquiring about the unknown partners was smart, if he was going to have to jockey for position that would be a pain, and despite his friendship with Kitai, he didn't want to have to compete here, he got enough of that back home. 

[Crystal Tokei]

Crystal would allow a small smile to spread on her face, apparently Arcadus thought her to be funny with how she handled Kitai. That's fine with her, in the end she managed to get what she wanted. Than the Arrancar began speaking of two items he worked on, one of which she was familiar with. The bleeding edge was a good weapon, one that could help even the playing field some if your powers alone weren't enough. As he switches over to how glad he was that Kitai is working with more people the Mod Soul gladly nods to that, after all, the more people he works with the more things get created that may inspire her.



It would be around this point Arcadus asks Crystal what are some of her children, with her smile growing larger she'd be more than happy to talk about and show off her babies! "Ah, I'm glad you asked!", she would say this while essentially hopping up and down excitedly. "None of my children are battle capable yet, more helpful in quality of life." As the Mod Soul speaks she brings her backpack around yet again letting it hang on one arm this time, pulling two items from it. One of the items is a small little patch, the other looks like a magic marker.



Crystal would then lift up the patch first, "This here is the Soul Patch, when stuck to your body or any clothing currently worn you will vanish to those who can't see spirits!" Now she would lift the marker up, "This is called Magic Marker, it allows the user to create mouths on themselves wherever they try drawing one. This was my main way of enjoying food while I was limited to only a Dolls body, especially since that doll had no mouth. I still find that doll sentimental, but that doesn't mean I haven't found a use for it. It turns out people who could purchase from you have a weakness to something adorable, usually at least."



With that finished Crystal would listen to the next question Arcadus had for her. "Ah, you mean my bestie? He doesn't work with Kitai in the same way as you, you see Boss's new signs or the shopping stand that belongs to me in the right front corner of the shop with it's sign? He made those, my bestie has a knack for advertisement it seems. As for his name, it's Marik the Primera Espada. He's been trying to raise funds to build up his home by my understanding, apparently he didn't feel confident in it's defense before. So when he isn't helping with Sign making, he's a top customer here instead!"



Once Crystal finished answering the questions asked, she'd switch gears immediately. "So, now that you know more about me, it seems only fair that you help me learn more about you. Do you by chance belong to the same organization as my bestie? Is there any project you want to do but haven't found the resources or knowledge for?" She'd let those be her current questions as she waits for a response. Who knows, maybe they can also get along. It seems the Mod Soul has been able to meet many people she finds interesting thanks to her job at the Kitai Shop.

[Arcadus]

Arcadus was gladdened by the smile on the mod souls face. It was good to know his slumber hadn't dulled his charm. Though, Crystal refering to her items as her children was odd. Something between amusing and concerning. The idea of children in general scared him. Little things made to serve a designed purpose were tools in his mind, children were heirs. Little things that grew to large things, meant to replace you once you grew weak or tired of doing something. The though gave him a shudder. 

The two things Crystal produced were interesting. They seemed to be aides of some sort and she mentioned that when mod souls are stuck in doll forms they could be very useful, so that was certianly interesting. The idea of not even possessing a mouth intrigued Arcadus. Dolls truly were kind of defenseless in that form, and they really did need all the help they could get. It reminded him of when he cratered Shio into his wall. Had the little creature been any bigger he might have had to spend more than a weekend fixing the marble. 

The fact that Marik, Primera Espada Marik, Speedy Gonzales in a leather jacket, was doing art for Kitai's business was actually shocking. Kitai worked with the top two Espada, a terrifying twin testimony to the Saika's powers of... Well he wasn't sure what kind of power that was but it was certianly something to be wary of. Charisma? Powers of Persuasion? General friendlyness? He honestly couldn't say, and as he looked at the sign, he noticed a small rendition of himself on the sign, and made a mental note to address it to Marik.

"Its so interesing Marik is your bestie, because he's my coworker! I'm Arcadus, the Secunda Espada! I have to wonder how Kitai manages to meet so many people. Well, friends of Marik are friends of mine, so I guess that makes you my friend Crystal!" Arcadus felt internally revolted, as if the sacarine sweet nature of this person was some how infecting him with  her energy. Then again, it wasn't the worst way to respond to someone asking about someone you knew and know about. 

"I've got designs for quite a few items, but for right now I have in mind a personal item, something to let me use some latent properties of me being a hollow creature. Another sword that can be used as a conduit for reiatsu, both directing it or absorbing it." He didn't actually have any plans, but he didn't want to seem like there were no future plans on first meet, and off the top of his head that wasn't the worst idea, making use of the Consume technique he had learned and giving it an interesting instrument.

[Crystal Tokei]

Listening to this Arrancar fascinated Crystal, not only has she met and became besties with the Primera Espada, now she's meeting the Segunda. To make matters better he enjoys crafting and works with Kitai as well. The sweet smile would remain on her face as she continues listening to Arcadus speak. He ends his first train of thought by mentioning how he figures they're friends now, this gained a slight girly snicker but nothing that felt against that idea. In fact the Mod Soul was more than happy to become friends with him, he could help her pursuits to make many incredible things!



That's when Arcadus began talking about one of his possible designs, thus causing Crystal's ears to raise a little higher than before. He had a concept for a reiatsu manipulating sword, something the Mod Soul crafter found very intriguing. "Oh, that sounds like a highly useful item! Something that could be used for combat situations or utility. I especially enjoy a good concept built around the innate abilities of different spiritually potent races."



As Arcadus brought out one of his future ideas, Crystal only found it polite to let him have a taste of her many plans. All but hoping in place she begins to speak yet again, "Funny you mention the idea of basing an item on the innate power of a spiritual race. I also happen to have a concept in mind based around Fullbringers ability to manipulate the elements around them! Of course my child is also going to be working with the concept of shockwaves as I know many aren't physically capable of producing them. So using the idea of Fullbringers manipulation I plan on producing a glove that allows the sure to create shockwaves by simply letting reiatsu flow into the glove and flick the air where you want the shockwave to travel!"



You'd think Crystal would be out of breath for speaking so long, but she doesn't even seem fazed. In fact, Arcadus could probably tell that like him she has a natural charisma about her, this is even more obvious with how she speaks. While she isn't at the Segunda's level of using his words or body language to get people following them, but it's all to possible she could keep getting better at using this natural charisma.

[Arcadus]

Arcadus heard out the mod souls ideas, glad to see his direction for inspiration was an interesting one. He knew it was of course, but he was glad to see it validated. He fact that she talked about her "children" as if they were a mother sending their armored sons out to wage war, wormed its way to Oren, and the besieged warrior nudged him to make note of what she was working on, it might prove useful to follow up on in the future, since he was planning to expand his roster of allies, and her clients could become his clients.

Crystal kept telling him about her intent to give fullbringers more elemental control, as well as enabling them to more easily produce shockwaves, which he hadn't known that it was so difficult for them. Perhaps they lacked the ability to possess that kind of strength on their physically bound frames? But this air glove intrigued him. Perhaps remodeled a bit, it could be a powerful cannon that could replicate shockwaves for those able. The idea it would be focused on shockwave based travel seemed a little limiting to him. 

"Well, if you're making it into a glove for travel, you could scale up that idea, maybe as a proof of concept, as a shockwave cannon so that you have something to miniaturize before going right to the glove?. That way if the technology doesn't end up working on a small scale you still have an amount of progress with the idea and can use it in other projects." Arcadus seemed to match Crystal's excitement for the subject matter, and as he thought about it, he actually quite liked talking about these kinds of interests with other people besides Kitai. 

"As for enhanced travel for Fullbringer's there are other options but nothing beats flight in my opinion, it adds a whole new dimension to travel or combat and more often than not means you can simply choose to leave and reenter a fight at will. Its an incredible advantage, but running them on reiatsu limits them to short range movement. I'm actually able to naturally produce shockwaves, and if it was tied to my reishi, I think that I would have to reconsider how I get around in Hueco Mundo."


The Arrancar snapped his fingers, a small gust of wind flowing outwards, rustling the street sign down the road and kicking up dust. Shaking his head to ruffle his hair, Arcadus looked down at his littler co-worker as if expecting some kind of excited reaction, but reminded himself, or perhaps Giovanni was reminding him, to dial it back. Co-worker's were equals, and despite his showmanship and flair he wasn't here to assert his dominance or try and impress people beyond making a good impression for himself. 

[Crystal Tokei]

Crystal listened vehemently to Arcadus giving his two cents of her concept, made all the better when he eventually ends with a little display of his Shockwave prowess. Giddy from the prospect of having someone she could use to calculate how best to produce a shockwave, she all but waves for him to follow her back into the Kitai Shop where her equipment is located. I can't believe I found someone so easily who could really show me how to create successful shockwaves!


Entering through the main entrance, Arcadus might have noticed the Kitai clone is just sitting back in his chair catching some Z's. Crystal, so used to that sight simply rushes over to her little stand that's simply called Dollies Lemonade Stand. Walking behind the wooden stand the Mod Soul reaches under the desk portion and pushes a button, once the button is pressed the entire room begins shifting. Soon enough the stand Crystal is at moves to where the front desk was, on the other hand the front desk where the Kitai clone is sleeping get's moved to the front left corner.



The room would finally settle down with Crystal pulling out tools and some machines, Arcadus might notice the cords hanging from the Mod Souls hands the most. These cords end in some conductive suction cups. Finally having everything ready she looks at Arcadus, "Ok! would you mind if I hook this up to you real quick? I'd like to get a quick test run of you creating a simple shockwave at that special wall to the right. After that I'd be more than happy to show you some schematics of other babes I have in mind!"

[Arcadus]

Crystal seemed enraptured by his explanation and even more so with his display. Her excitement boiled over as she waved him back into the shop. Kitai's clone, who so dutifully manned its post at the counter, was asleep, and honestly as much as he liked kitai, too much of the saika was detrimental to his health. Following the Mod Soul in, he wondered what he was potentially agreeing to, given he couldn't just smash the store to leave if he wanted. 

Walking behind Dollies Lemonade Stand, Arcadus watched them push a button under the desk, to which pannels and robotic arms started moving, re shifting the store interior to swap the places of her stand and Kitai's counter. Strange they would have a single button for something that specific and judging from the number of panels and arms that were needed to execute a very simple shifting of seats, mostly unnecessary. But the flair, the flair he could appreciate. 

The mod soul, having produced something that resembled medical equipment and offered for him to put it on. "I don't see why I wouldn't. One moment." Shrugging off his robe, Arcadus pulled down his black body suit to his waist as he took the sensors and spaced them out where Crystal pointed to on his chest and arms. She pointed him to a wall, the panels had sunken in to form different surface. Maybe some kind of sensor or dissipation field? 

Arcadus looked at the wall. It didn't seem special in anyway, and he was loathe to blow out out a wall of the shop. Looking to Crystal with a sigh of apprehension, Arcadus flicked his risk, sending a shockwave into the wall. It was about as weak as he could make it without making it not a shockwave. It rattled the building like someone slapping a rat cage, and as lights flickered and swung on their supports. Arcadus looked over to Crystal. 

"I'm worried about doing anything more forceful, I would rather not have our "boss" come back to rubble and a ruined shack. Do you want to do this somewhere else, maybe a little more open? I know a place in Los Noches where I usually train." Arcadus began to redo his body suit and tie the golden lace on his robe back into place. It was interesting to be the subject of study, maybe this would have been what it would have been like to interact more with Ken'ichi. 

[Crystal Tokei]

This was great, it seemed Crystal didn't need to convince Arcadus to put the many sensors on! Looking at a tiny little screen currently popping up out of her stand, she waited with bated breath. After being shown which wall to aim at, he eventually sighed and readied his strength. It seemed like the Arrancar held back quite a bit, only flicking his wrist as if to avoid overdoing it. The entire building shook, however, that was nowhere near strong enough to bring down a place built (and modified by Crystal) by Kitai.



It seemed the shaking was still enough to put Arcadus off on doing anymore of that hear, which Crystal was fine with. She actually got all she needed to begin working on that contraption of which she told the Segunda Espada about. Looking at him she gleefully speaks, "I'm more than happy to follow! It won't be difficult to grab my on the go gear, so it'll just be a second." As she talks the Mod Soul begins stepping over to her stand, once again hitting the button to cause everything within that room to shift back to its original position.



Rummaging under her stand Crystal searches for her on the go bag, filled with some small monitors and recording devices of all sorts. Once she found it she snatched it and all be jumped up to let Arcadus know she was ready. Thankfully she remembered before they actually went anywhere, the young girl grabed a second bag much lighter than the first. This bag held blueprints and schematics of other children she had in mind of creating. "Well, the clone over there will wake up if a customer enters, so there's no need for me to worry about that. I don't know how he sleeps through everything else, but the moment a customer with money walks in he's wide awake. Shall we go?"

[Arcadus]

Arcadus, taking the sensors off of himself, Arcadus considered his situation. He could take them to Los Noches and really let loose, and infact, he quite liked that idea. He watched crystal begin to pack up her equipment and re arrange the furniture. What a curious little set of nueroses this one had, but he had to appreciate their enthusiasm for their work, and he had to admit there was excitement about the prospect of seeing her "children". Such a resourceful tech would be incredibly useful working for him. 

As they watched the mod soul gather up their things, Arcadus waved his hand, a rippling set of uneven, strangely square teeth opened to form the rift between this world and his home, the dry wind of the desert blowing into the shop. Gesturing for Crystal to step through first, Arcadus would look to the Kitai clone in the shop, and he could swear that it winked at him from the edge of his vision. Regardless, he set foot into the sands after Crystal, closing the gate behind him with a wave of his hand. 

The space Arcadus had taken them too was the remains of his old training platform, though now it had become a concave disk, shattered sandstone chunks littering in the rim of the area. Arcadus, turning around to look at Crystal, gestures to a spot for her to place her equipment. If he was going to make a demonstration of himself, he may as well have it recorded. Fixing his hair back into a neater mane, Arcadus flicked his wrists and shook each of his legs, evidently warming up slightly. 

As the equipment was attached to him, Arcadus breathed deeply, and thrust his fist forward, the wave of force following and extending beyond it till it impacted the dune, shifting the sand. Following it with gusto, Arcadus kicked in an arc, with a mirroring arc exploding out to cut deep into the sand. A flurry of fists followed that, the cacophany of sonic booms kicking up a breeze and gusts of wind as a massive wedge formed in the dune. 

As Arcadus looked at his handiwork, he noticed the nature of shockwaves as they pushed air forward, they also pulled air from behind him in, and focused it into a wave. A vision struck him of a less focused version, a sort of gale force wave, more wind than shockwave, meant to bowl over weaker individuals. Turning away from his brief daydream, he looked over at Chicka and her equipment. "So, what data are you actually looking for, is there anything in particular you want me to demonstrate?"

[Crystal Tokei]

It didn't take long for Crystal and Arcadus to travel where they needed to go. Thanks to the Kumon gate the Espada created it made the actual trip trivial. The Mod Soul would scan the passage as they walked through it, taking mental notes about it's construction. Was this similar to how her power worked? Opening the space between the worlds making travel a breeze, almost acting like a separate dimension that connected to every other world?



Lost in her daydream about the function of the Garganta and how it worked, Crystal didn't even realize they arrived to their destination. It seems Arcadus wanted to perform these stronger shockwave tests in a place he used for practice in the past. It certainly looked like it's been used at some point, crushed rock and smooth surfaces screamed intense pressure was put on the rocks and sand in the area.



Setting up her stuff Crystal all but wordlessly handed the wires and suction pads to the Espada. Thankfully he understood and immediately began placing it on himself, primarily around his arms but also his chest, abdomen, and back. Once that was done Arcadus let out a flurry of shockwaves, clearly practiced to the point of being second nature to the Arrancar. Keeping one eye on her screen the Mod Soul was happy to acquire all this data on the process of making a shockwave.



Completing his flurry the Espada simply asked Crystal what she was actually looking for, if there was anything in particular she would like demonstrated. Thinking about it for a moment the girl would respond, "So far I'm getting more than what I was originally looking for. I can already see how muscles are used to create shockwaves and can already see a way of helping those normally incapable to create some. There isn't really anything I need demonstrated specifically right now, so feel free to keep doing what you're doing!"



Hopping in place Crystal's excitement for this information was high. So she would watch gleefully if the Arrancar continued creating more shockwaves, jotting down any odd ideas or hypothesis she may come up with about shockwaves. When the tests were complete the girl would casually take all the sensors off Arcadus and tuck them neatly away. Spending the next minute or two she'd put away all here special gadgets and instead have a table with some chairs around it. On this table would be paper and writing utensils, also the blueprints and concepts she brought with her.



Sitting down in one of the seats Crystal would pick up a pencil and begin forming a more solid blueprint for the glove she had in mind. Sketching a basic glove on the paper she'd also add something on it's wrist. That something was almost like an extendable and retracting curved disk, this would be important for child of hers function. Written around the sketch would be descriptions for the gloves function and how it works.



With that created Crystal would shove the new blueprint over to Arcadus to see what he thought. The Mod Soul enjoyed using other crafters as a form of backboard for ideas, that's how she was best able to form a concept and create a new child most would like. As the Espada was a crafter, helped in the gathering of her data, and understood shockwaves she'd figure he would make a great backboard for this.



"This is what I call the Funnel Glove, name not permanent. It will allow a user without the necessary muscle development to create a basic shockwave. Replacing the actual strength required to form a shockwave is reiatsu. Thanks to how malleable reiatsu is I figured a way for it to be used to amplify the users flick in this disk on the gloves wrist, this will funnel that amplified energy into a shockwave and launch it in the direction the wrist is pointed. Thus this child of mine will allow those physically weak to feel as if they're strong!"



Crystal would wait to hear out any response Arcadus may have after what she said. She was excited at what this baby of hers could accomplish, also how much its creation and selling could earn her! After all, the two most important things to the Mod Soul is using her knowledge to create new things and earning money. With a large income many things are possible after all, considering creating new things isn't always cheap.



After waiting for his response Crystal would jot down anything he did say or suggest if anything at all. She'd then tidy up the papers and place them in a folder to be safe as they must discuss something else. What could possibly need discussing now? Simple, she wanted to see if Arcadus would be interested in making some quick cash with her and maybe even Marik if he'd be up to it.



Crystal would first hear out any ideas the Arrancar may have, carefully thinking about them and mulling over them. Eventually she'd also toss out ideas of her own, such as raiding some junk yards for scrapes they could sell and parts they could use. Who knows what they decide to actually do in the end, all she knew is a need for money has arisen in order to create this glove of hers!

[Arcadus]

Finishing his display, Arcadus began removing some of the sensors and wires, laying them on the table as he put his body suit back over his neck, tapping it so that it clung to his bulking frame. Shouldering his coat, Arcadus looked at Crystal as she explained her prior understanding of shockwaves. Interesting attempt, and it wasn't incorrect, but it was slightly more complex. Muscles were needed, but realistically it was about the physics of the situation, you could theoretically create it with a large enough whip or sizeable mechanical device. 

That said, it wasn't like such a thing was exactly a portable piece of gear like was intended. So some kind of complex design was needed to focus an impact to push the air in a way. Some kind of force condensor, like a funnel creating high water pressure through a small spout. Pushing was the standard, but the idea of pulling the air, hed need effectively net the air, but it could create a very different effect, perhaps something like a galeforce wind. Raising his eye brows, that seemed like a good idea in retrospect. 

Pulling from his introspection, Arcadus noticed how Crystal worked at her desk, notating small differences in her readings on different equipment. He wondered why and what the gain of noting the minute details when the premise and ideas of something were more important, but everyone had their own methods and pace. The machines had chirped and buzzed as it read over hiw body's reactions and processes, and realistically, they needed some kind of camera to capture the events happening, but perhaps they were interested on the internals of the process. 

As Crystal confirmed she didn't need anything more, she turned back to her desk and began working on a design, and Arcadus took the liberty to explain his understanding of the topic. "Shockwaves are created through force above anything. While humans might create sonic booms with planes or other machines accelerating, I and others create it with raw brute force, effecting hitting and pushing the air enough to move it like a rolling wave of water in the ocean, though it has far more impact."

As they worked, Arcadus grabbed a piece of sandstone for a seat, sitting and looking at the moon as they worked. How interesting to have an associate, someone who might share insight on things. Kitai was more of a shipping and general business partner, but they didn't work together on projects too much, it wasn't like he couldn't they just didn't click as much as he would have liked. Arcadus pulled back briefly, disgusted by the idea that he might want for something in a relationship. Companionship was below him, of course.

Crystal produced her blue print, giving it the working name of the funnel glove. It actually fit his idea of water pressure, effectively creating a wider span of air for the user to inflict force on that was then condensed into an effective shockwave bullet. "I like the diesing, and honestly you'reve made it in a way i would have suggested, beyond maybe giving a winder surface with which to use to increase the pressure of the system, creating a more effective shockwave."

"A way we could do that is creating a plane of rieatsu infused air that someone would be able to control to increase that pressure so that those who are more spiritually adept would have access to that. That way we could keep the design small and compact while maintaining the power. Other than this, I wouldn't be sure what to do with the design before constructing a prototype." Arcadus took the glove in his hands, looking it over, gingerly holding it as to not snap it. 

Setting the glove back in its makers hands, Arcadus breathed as if he'd been holding his breath the entire time he was holding the "baby". "This gives me an idea for a sort of reverse effect, creating an incredibly strong wind by instead of a wave of condensed air being pushed forward, pulling a huge portion of the atmosphere to create a gust of wind to limit people's movement. I'm not sure if thats possible as an item, but a technique to do something similar could be possible by dispersing rieatsu behind yourself in a large area."

Kind of lost in his own mind, Arcadus started to think about his idea for a sword he mentioned earlier. Realistically, he'd have an easier time formating the spiritual energy in a defensive manner, considering it was playing off of Consume and Redirection, if it was a gauntlet. "You know, that sword I mentioned earlier, the one to steal rieatsu might work better to absorb techniques as a gauntlet, and besides, I need another gauntlet for my other hand."

Pulling out from his robe, he produced his A.N.G.E.L., a red gold gauntlet whose sleeve extended up his wrist and up to his elbow, red spirit steel layered over in bracer fashion. "This is something I purchased fromt the Black market in Los Noches, its quite useful even just as a gauntlet, and I'm looking to make a sister for it to go onto my other arm. Its odd to be uneven like that, and I'd enjoy having that kind of defense doubled up. But I ramble, and I think we need to get to actually securing parts and ryo for building a more subsantial prototype."

[Kitai Yoru]

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