[center][h3][color=skyblue][b]Nigel Ballard[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
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The markswoman seemed surprised when Nigel suggested that she be a part of the team for the Grand Magic Games. [color=hotpink]"Me?"[/color] she questioned first, poking herself in the chest for emphasis. Piper thought about it for a few seconds, bringing a hand to her chin. It was true that there were few experts in ranged combat like her, and she did have tactical insight and advantages. It wouldn't be crazy to put her on the team, but Piper was still surprised that Nigel recognized a value in her.

[color=hotpink]"You're right,"[/color] she agreed, nodding her head. [color=hotpink]"With a lineup like that, we're sure to win. We're diverse enough to ensure we can win the challenges, we just have to hope we get good matchups for the fights."[/color] A smile formed on her face as she adjusted her glasses. [color=hotpink]"We might be able to net our first victory at the games this year. We've got what other guilds like Lamia and Vyper lack..."[/color] A cocky grin formed on her face as she tapped the side of her head.

[color=hotpink]"Smarts."[/color] Despite Master Chak standing right there, Piper giggled to herself a bit. [color=hotpink]"Though I'm probably the weakest link of the team. We'll just have to hope that I don't get called for any fights. Leave the challenges to me and we'll win for sure. But about the uniforms..."[/color] Piper brought a hand to her chin again as she began to hum. [color=hotpink]"We need to have style and a theme... but... we should also have some utility..."[/color] Her eyes settled on Nigel now. [color=hotpink]"Have you ever worked on clothes in your laboratory?"[/color]
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While Piper was talking, Nigel listened patiently to her, occasionally nodding in agreement. When she mentioned clothing, Nigel thought about it for a while. [b][color=skyblue]"Clothing huh...I work on so many things at one time. Clothes with hidden utilities might be one of those things. I'll have to check on that but If my memory serves me right, I believe I have engineered a certain piece of fabric with some peculiar properties"[/color][/b] he told her.[b][color=skyblue] "I'll go check right now, you are welcome to join me to the lab if you want"[/color][/b] he said and started walking towards the stairs leading to the guild basement.

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[h3][b]Present Time[/b][b] - [/b][b]2 weeks before the Grand Magic Games[/b][/h3]

[color=skyblue][b]"Hmmm still not good enough..."[/b][/color] Nigel mumbled as his artificial eye zoomed in to the fabric of which the outfits their members would wear at the Grand Magic Games would be made of. When he started, that was just a normal-looking piece of fabric. 

Well, not exactly, since that specific piece of fabric had the peculiar property of shapeshifting to whatever its wearer wanted it to look like. What gives it this property? That would be Nigel's nanites of course. 

Nigel stood up and threw the fabric over his head and on his back, sort of like putting on a coat. Closing his eyes, he envisioned the fabric slowly changing its form to his desired outfit. The nanites ingrained into the fabric quickly picked on the signals his brain was sending and slowly started absorbing eternano from the atmosphere around him before starting to move around, shaping the fabric according to his liking. After what seemed to be only seconds, Nigel opened his eyes and looked at the mirror in front of himself. Before, he was naked as the day he was born. Now, he was wearing a pitch black dress shirt along with a pair of reddish-to-brown slacks and a pair of white socks. He peeked inside his pants and was happy to see that the fabric had shifted to make some underwear for him as well. 

Unfortunatelly though, shoes were still an issue as the fabric was limited to only clothes. [color=skyblue][b]"Seems like this is as far as it goes when it comes to shapeshifting. Now, let's see what else I can make this thing do..."[/b][/color]

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Twelve hours and a dozen more modifications later, Nigel raised his head and sighed. The fabric was now flame and water-resistant up to a certain degree, meaning intense heat or regular fire would not be able to burn it and it would not absorb and dampen when it came into contact with water. Additionally, he had programmed the nanites in the fabric to absorb and redirect eternano from the air to the body of the wearer, essentially making the fabric give the wearer a slight boost when it came to regenerating magic power during and in between fights. Aside from the practical modifications, he had the nanites turn the color of the fabric to a pitch black that would change depending on the preferences of the wearer. [color=skyblue][i]I suppose I'll let the actual people that will be participating in the Games to decide on the color of their outfits[/i][/color] he thought. Happy with his work, he tidied up his work desk and exited his lab. His new lab that is as in the weeks prior, Harpy's Wing had relocated from Crocus to Magnolia and to their new guild hall. His lab was now located on the second floor of the guild hall.

Nigel wondered around the guild hall for a while before walking towards the guild lounge. He walked up to the bar and helped himself to some whiskey. Although Nigel can't actually get drunk, he does enjoy a drink from time to time. Taking a sip, he looked around the lounge, searching for anyone to talk to. After so much time being holed up into his lab, he was in desperate need of some form of communication.