Editing Interlude – Halfseekers (Pt. 6)

[[Kevin Hall|Kevin]] sits up with a dislocated shoulder and a ringing in his ears, across from him he can see a beast writhing on the ground, he makes his way to the beast to end its suffering knowing that he's not up for the adventuring life. [[Jelaqua Ivirith|Jelaqua]] wakes up wondering if she was dreaming recent events but is quickly reminded that she forgot to ask [[Pelt Dooristone|Pelt]] for help on the [[Adamantium]] forge which [[Maughin Dulamet|Maughin]] needs since [[Dwarfhalls Rest]] has begun to produce [[Mithril]] for the market. Making her way to [[Esthelm]] through [[The Wandering Inn]] Jelaqua encounters [[Chaldion Oliwing|Chaldion]] and his [Healer] [[Ulla]] in line, while waiting an official for the city announces that there's an appearance of a Vorpal Rat which makes the [[Selphid]] laugh as to her knowledge the beast doesn't exist meaning that it code for something else.

Jelaqua enter the inn asking [[Nanette Weishart|Nanette]] for any recent information being requested to find Kevin as the guy didn't come back yesterday before entering Esthelm, she can see the effect [[Mireden Raithland|Mireden]] had on the city making her way to Pelt. Getting told that she has to wait for some time before the [[Dwarf]] can meet her Jelaqua decides to head towards the [[Florist|[Florist]]] statue seeing [[Ediya]] ward off copycats to their new way of craft making and speaking with Esthelm's [Mayor] about the importance of what they're doing. She moves on entering the Adventurer's Guild with a Bronze-Rank team of a trio approaching Jelaqua asking for advice, taking in their measure she informs them how she would handle a Beaker at their rank and for the two male [[Gnolls]] to share their feelings soon and deal with the fallout rather than it happen during a mission causing someone to die. Jelaqua with time remaining continues to give out advice to the [[Adventurers]] there until a certain [Engineer] appears. Jelaqua listens in on Kevin telling the [Guildmaster] that he took care of Beaker contract, approaching the two Jelaqua fixes his dislocated arm tasking the Bronze-Rank crew from earlier with the cleanup of Kevin's work with both of them heading to Solar Cycles for some change in clothing for Kevin.

Solar Cycles at the start was just Kevin, [[Rinli]] and [[Merckle]] (plus Pelt, Hedault and Selys) but as their bicycle was shown on the [[scrying orbs]] did the place become incredibly famous with orders made by [[Royalty]]. It was fun for Rinli and the team until the Solstice happened with [[Roshal]] and the death of Kevin, many vultures came looking to grab the dying business with Rinli nearly breaking a few times from the constant harassment and pressure but stayed vigilant in remaining independent. Inside the office she sees Kevin and a Selphid barge into Solar Cycles tripping the alarms with Kevin requesting for clothing enter his office, Kevin explains his reasoning for the stunt with the Beaker that he wanted to do something ''real'' needing to level up fast as he is done with being a coward any longer. Jelaqua accepts to help train and watch over him with the two shaking hands on it, Kevin does not want to bring those of Solar Cycle into his mess but if they want to help, he has a plan for them.

Kevin, Jelaqua and Rinli enter Pelt's forge to inquiry about Maughin's problem as the Dwarf beats on crystallized Mithril, Pelt explains that there isn't a forge big enough to generate enough heat to work Adamantium. Pelt becomes irate once learning that it's due to [[Drake]] politics that Maughin's forge hasn't been built yet as he was waiting for it to be built to use it himself, he explains what sort of requirements a forge needs to have to work on Adamantium with Kevin and his [[Earthers|Earther]] knowledge taking the fun out of it.

After Rinli enticed Pelt to join them, the group enters [[Pallass]] to speak with others about the project with Kevin having to step back into the inn to sequester something that got caught by the detections of the [Guards] in his [[Bags of Holding|Bag of Holding]], Jelaqua decides to follow Kevin back leaving the rest to talk about metals and such. Learning that [[Rhaldon Flemmens|Rhaldon]] is at the inn they go on to meet the [Alchemist] explicitly telling him that what was told to him about Kevin's death was real, Rhaldon's day wasn't going to well but seeing Kevin's eyes he knew that the man has gone through some shit. Entering the [[Garden of Sanctuary|[Garden of Sanctuary]]] Kevin hands Rhaldon a modern looking shotgun round with the [Alchemist] becoming appalled that such a thing exists haranguing Kevin for even asking him to take part in developing more. Rhaldon asks where such a thing came from with Kevin sharing light of what transpired within the [[Palace of Fates|[Palace of Fates]]].

Writing down notes, Rhaldon begins to question the veracity of what Kevin is telling him with Kevin pointing to his current existence as proof but since the two didn't know each other before the Solstice he shifts to the broken [[Twin Moons|Green Moon]] as another point of proof. Having seen witness to The Wandering Inn experience Rhaldon speaks on the number of [[Undead]] attacks that targeted the Earthers moving on to inspecting the future shotgun round still saying multiple times that he will not take part in the creation of something that's meant to kill people. After the both of them calm down Rhaldon going into magnitude of manufacturing required to even produce guns with Kevin explains that he doesn't need that sharing about his testing with prototype bazooka. Seeing the speed that Kevin made his weapon Rhaldon becomes elated about finding someone who can help him with his own project making the [Alchemist] leaves to go grab his things within his carriage.

Jelaqua speaks with Kevin about his misbelief that killing through his problems would cleanly make something better from her experience, piqued in her words Jelaqua shares of the many times she had shifted careers in her life to becoming the [[Halfseekers]] shielding the outcasts of society so many times that she became tired of doing the right, yet she'd still charge if there's someone to protect. Jelaqua points out that [[Roshal]] not because of the weapons he can produce but because of Solar Cycles and people like Rinli, Kevin realized that he doesn't have to be the warrior he thought he would need to be.

Rhaldon reappears at the inn with Kevin apologizing how he's been acting going on to eat pizza in the inn, Rhaldon expresses his distaste for draft animals showing the three others his prototype of a self-perpetual steam engine using the Everburning Candle as the basis for the design. While Kevin goes out to grab his own version of an engine, Rhaldon speaks with Jelaqua about Kevin's demeanor and why Selphids don't just manufacture an artificial body or vessel to inhabit. Jelaqua shares a number of reasons like facing dehydration, lack of greater control like then have with ones containing bodily functions, and most assuredly having sex. Rhaldon rains down on the Selphid's parade by sharing of Earth's interests into making sex robots.

Kevin returns bringing this huge cube of metal as he explains what an engine is and how it works to Jelaqua with Rhaldon stealing the man's thunder by giving an analogy that she can understand more easily. Kevin then goes into the intricacies saying that he needed someone like Rhaldon as all the other Earthers they know are ignorant in the way of cars and mechanics. After telling Rhaldon that this project is top secret stuff and to tell nobody not trusted the group plans to head to a number of places to get the ball rolling on this project first going to Pelt.

Pelt refuses saying he will not waste his time forging tiny, intricate pieces of steel as he has better things to work on making Kevin crestfallen, Rhaldon understands explaining that what they need is machining and mass processing to spread what they're building to the world. Jelaqua tries to ask Maughin for help, but he interrupts her pointing to the designs for his forge only needing to lobby a [Senator] thanking [[Melika Blackwing|Melika]] for help in this regard, Jelaqua doesn't recognize the lady until she is reminded of the nice [[Garuda]] she met before. She remembers that she made a promise to Melika to go to event she's hosting, which is happening today at midday, looking outside she notices that it's a few hours past that and begins sprinting over to the event bringing Kevin alongside her.