After calming down, Sophia began to notice that the place she had arrived in was truly immense. The cogwheels, the springs, the levies, and the mechanisms stretched far into the horizon. In fact, it did not matter whether she looked straight, up, or down. There was always a large rotating machine behind some wires behind even more machinery that went off to infinity. It was on this thought, after redressing her hair, and straightening her clothes, that a quiet thud could be heard on the cogwheel behind her. It was a man, looking out of place, wearing metal pauldrons, a black tanktop, jeans, and gloves. He did not appear to take notice of Sophia, though the girl thought it weird since her hair radiated out like a blue beacon of light. She clicked her fingers to enwrap herself in a bubble of her invisible wave before calling out to the man. 

“Yo! Whatchu doing here?”