Lila's life ended up not being as average as she thought it would be. Sure, her job was fairly average at first, but then something happened.  About five months after graduation, Alice, as in the carriage, confessed her feelings for Lila.  It only took another four months for Lila to propose to her beloved carriage.  But they knew that society would look down on their relationship, so they kept it a secret.  Because of this, they haven't yet found anyone to officially marry them. But they still wore the rings, which were matching, simple bronze bands, proudly. And those were all the events leading up to where she was now, staring at the carriage which had a mix of steam and smoke rising from it. The machine made a loud whining sound.  Lila stepped onto the front platform of her sweet machine and held the lever with the ring on it, comforting the carriage. "Shhhh...I know it hurts...but I have a friend who might be able to help you..." she said.  It had been a while since she had talked to Cooper, who's name still somehow came easily to her. But in her mind, [@Dmessenger]the girl owed her at least a bit of a discount. And so, she walked to the Metalheart Village, she wasn't completely sure where she might be now, but she knew someone who would. She walked around the village until she found a clock shop which she had only heard of. She entered to see the Max kid, the lawyers' son.  "Hey," she said upon coming in. "Do you know where I could find Cooper?"

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