Tyki

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

the general looks at him irately before poking the fallen emperor's finger, breaking it and causing it to be moved out of his shirt which rights itself as he sets the emperor's finger. "we have tried. we simply lack the capability. so instead, we've come up with a close second" the high general replies evenly before moving his arm out, a small fireball forming in it as his wrist band glows before he launches it at his feet, causing a shock wave that would blast the weaker amongst them back while the flames engulfed himself and the fallen emperor, neither party seeming to be harmed by them

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

the high general actually repositions the way gate where it was originally rather than let it hit a star before following, saying evenly "my people have no aptitude for magic. we lack mystical ability so we use pseudo science like our way gates, made using mystical applications from the world around us" as he fixes his jacket, visibly annoyed with how things were going especially since he'd come to negotiate trade and logistics details rather than listen to an insane isolationist ramble on about impending doom

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"i'm in charge of trade and civil services. it's my place to quibble over things like currency and trade agreements. Also, the technology for personal multi-dimensional travel is still in development. most notably we're having trouble condensing the fuel cells to the needed rate plus, on top of that, it's difficult to move large amounts of goods at once with the personal transports, making gates the more reliable option for trade and transport" the high general replies evenly, not even slightly cowed by the fallen emperor's size as the gate actually seems to be growing back together stronger after he breaks it, only reinforcing the high general's point of reliability

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"there is little to rebuild... i'm sure you two will want to reconstitute the cloning technology you're so fond of. i'll set up a way gate free of charge as a show of good faith and i'm sure that this emperor would enjoy a trade agreement? should any of his people still remain" the high general replies evenly, tapping underneath a small bracelet to mess with a holographic PDA, a large ring of stone porting in along with some stilts to set it up on which he does within a minute or so, the stone ring more unwieldy than actually difficult to lift or move.

"while on the subject of trade, we still have not discussed what metric to use as the basic conversion rate... my people are not fond of what is referred to as 'precious metals' since they lack any military purpose outside of some logistical constructions. I was thinking of using some form of produce as the starting metric like an egg or particularly small fruit" the high general adds once he's done, the way gate's portal flashing open with a red hue, another sergal on the other side giving him a thumbs up before the portal closes. The clone emperor would know from experience that when he referenced 'small' fruit that they were normally the size of cantaloupes, and eggs tended to be at least the size of ostrich eggs or larger depending on which breed of creature they harvested eggs from, the most popular of which being a chicken-like creature with reptilian features that was averaged at around five feet tall

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"it is understandable, however i must request to come with you so that i can establish a way gate on the other side should you choose to inhabit the ruins if only to allow for easier access to trade, especially food for new settlers." the high general replies, mute standing before he holds a hand out for her to stay which she does reluctantly. "we can discuss the agreeable standard while we're there" the high general replies evenly, grabbing his coat and pressing a button to turn it into a full suit of armor stylized to look like a trench coat, the shimmering of an energy shield being the only thing that gives it away.

despite being told to stay, mute ushers delta towards the portal wordlessly, telling her to go in her own way

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"i suppose it might be suggestable to develop some sort of bartering system because just using items for trade seems to be causing us to... fall out? in terms of dplomatic relations simply because of your lack of interesting things that our traders could want... mayhaps a credit system?" the high general replies as mute looks delta over and tugs her over with klonos, getting a thread and needle out to repair her clothing while she wears it

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@thewizardguy

i would suggest against it. we've currently got an alright plot line going i suppose and the omegans are rather... distantly past us so moving forward would honestly be the better option

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"mute, show them your stuff" the high general replies, mute standing up before poking tide's neck, shoulder, and ribs before he collapses, unable to move or feel anything aside from drool running down his chin while mute happily returns to braiding klonos's hair, the braids getting rather ornate and intricate.

"aside from the larger cities i think he'll like it... we're alot more militaristic than the clones so he'll find our normal practices to be agreeable with his temperment at least in the smaller towns. we can work out the details of the toll for using our gates... although, as a show of trust, i'd like to show you something back in the capital that you may have seen if you paid attention to high intensity scans once the festivities are over" the high general says evenly

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

Mute, being mute of course, left the conversations surprisingly short since her only reponse would be various hand gestures that was up to klonos to decipher while just having fun with her new friend which would seem surprisingly childish despite the fact that she looked to be fairly old... or at least as far as most could tell since it was rather difficult for sergals and for all they knew she was born a few days ago...

"thank you. Also, after thinking about your request and having my head cleared by the rather sudden intake of adrenaline i've come to the conclusion that we'll simply offer our teleportation services, for a modest fee of course, rather than leaving you completely in the dark... i'm sure this would be agreeable versus having to remake an entire scientific field of study to the point that you could recreate our systems" the high general asks evenly

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@supertinyking

"i stopped caring honestly" the general replies to tide before turning back to the emperor and saying "that is agreeable. he'll be under the care of mute rather than myself. she's in charge of education and record keeping" which causes mute to lift her head, having been braiding klonos's hair after a short, one sided discussion on the idiocy of men