[center][h1]~ Chapter 1 ~[/h1]
[sub]A Lonely Inventor[/sub][/center]

	The small village of Nino was always at odds with its resident inventor, a very chaotic man known only as 'Jeff' who lived down a dusty trail behind the village chief's hut. He was always creating strange things that caused more trouble than they were worth, hurting his fellow villagers and blowing up in his face from time to time. Jeff was looked upon as more of a nuisance than anything else. Despite everyone's negative opinion of the man though, there was always one guy who encouraged him to keep chasing his dream. Jeff didn't mind much. After all, you only needed one good friend in the world, one that stayed by your side even when the going got tough, right? Dacer was always that type of friend.

	That day, he would prove it to Jeff, and it would change his life forever...

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	In his lonely little shack, Jeff was poking away at his newest invention. He called it the 'Grapple Gauntlet', a device he deemed useful for travel, combat, and snatching up a good snack. Today was the day of its completion, and he invited Dacer to see it in action.

	"That looks like shit," Dacer quipped, pointing at Jeff's equipped gauntlet while leaning against the wall, "Like, really shit. Like [i]the epitome of shit.[/i] You sure this is safe?" Dacer slowly moved away after saying that, closer to the door. The Gauntlet was indeed safe, capable of grabbing a bag of food from across the room. But it probably couldn't support Jeff's weight yet. Hell, it was made of wood and twine! "100% sure?"