Log:SERAF, Issue 10

2010/08/01 	 Battery Flyne Flutter 1

Designed to be ever-learning in the interest of assisting, Flutter quickly navigates her way to the address, though subtle she is not. She seeks out the contact.

Following behind Flutter with its bat-like wings extended and working, Flyne follows Flutter.

Battery is waiting for Flutter and Flyne outside of a nondescript warehouse in the western part of town. She's leaning against the front of the building, but she straightens up as Flutter and Flyne arrive.

Flutter nears the woman, "Hello! Are you Battery? If you are then I am sent to find you!"

Battery smiles and says, "I was expecting one purple little friend, but instead I find two! Today is unique in deed." She nods to Flutter, "You may call me battery. And you are?"

Smells like Battery! Flyne lands somewhat close to Battery, and folders its wings as to not have them take up too much space. "Hello Battery." Flyne smiles, looking up at her.

"I'm not sure if you are aware of my associate, One Man Army..." Battery says. She turns and pushes open the door to the warehouse as she leads the way inside.

"I am called Flutter!" The small purple feminine figure says, smiling wide. "I am aware of none of your associates at this time."

Naturally Flutter follows, curiously looking around.

"Flyne isn't aware of any either." Flyne states, following Battery. Flyne looks around as well, also curious.

Battery says, "To make a long story short, we both work for the same man, Tim Lee. Except One Man Army is more concerned with duty, than with what is right. He is the one who found this place, and I convinced him to reveal it to us..."

"What /is/ this place?" Flyne asks curiously, looking toward Battery. "Flyne hasn't seen one like this before."

The inside of the warehouse is bare, wide open, except for a machine in the middle of the room. It's some kind of high tech device and it's connected to the power system.

Flutter flits over to the device, looking it over curiously.

The device is about as large as a min-refridgator and looks beyond the realm of normal everyday technology. On top of the device is a 3 x 3 x 3 multicolored puzzle cube.

Flutter presumes the cube to be part of the device in some way. "Is this what we are here to do?" she asks, attention moving around the area as a whole.

Flyne nears the device as well, and tries to examine it using its more...unusaul senses.

Battery says, "Kubik -- I think that's his name. He was keeping Chen's grandfather here, we think. But when we got here, there was no sign of either -- just this machine."

"It is an interesting machine. But I do not understand how I can be of assitance with it," Flutter says. "Is there a manual of some kind or a page of instructions?"

Flyne nods at this, and notices something..."Flutter...Flyne is curious, what /are/ you? Flyne can't detect your vital signs and smell a lot like magic..." Flyne states as it turns to look at Flutter, then it looks back to the machine. "Any idea what this device does?"

"I am a construct," Flutter replies. "An entity formed of clay and alchemical ingredients for cohesion and to give a semblance of living flesh."

Flyne nods, "Flyne believes morphoids could create such things, though don't often. Flyne knows there are morphoids that are powerful mages capible of doing incredible feats, though Flyne doesn't know any. Flyne was only a basic mage...one that needs things that Flyne can't access on this world. Ironic how Flyne's former enemies found a way to force Flyne to use a spell...which sent it to this world, taught it how to speak the common languages, then didn't do anything else." Flyne stops explaining after this, and just stares at the device.

Battery says, "I don't know what to make of it. And I'd rather that you have possession of the device than Mr. Lee."

Flyne nods to Battery. Flyne looks to flutter, "Do you have one of those communication devices? We should inform Miles about this."

Battery says, "And there's one more thing. There's a possible way of finding Quakezone, but it is difficult."

Flyne's gaze looks directy at Battery as it would seem to become a bit more serious. Flyne tilts its head a bit and asks, "How?"

"Among the people with special powers who fled my home country after the war," Battery says, "Is a man with a special gift..."

"A special gift? What kind...?" Flyne asks, curiously.

"At one time, he was a skilled con-man, who could easily charm the habit off of a nun." Battery says. "As the story goes, he tried to cheat an old woman, who turned out to be a witch. She cursed him, so that from that day forward, he forever had to speak the truth and only the truth..."

Flyne nods at this, and continous listening.

"His name is Soothsayer," Battery says, "And if you ask him where Quakezone was, he would only be able to give you a truthful answer..."

"Flyne gets it...Where could one find him?" Flyne asks. Flyne then looks to the device... "Flyne needs to figure out how to get in contact with the rest of Miles' team..."

"The problem is that Tim Lee has him, and no one knows where he is." Battery says. "Soothsayers location is a secret only known by Tim Lee's closest associates."

Flyne asks, "Who is Tim Lee? Flyne hasn't heard that name before today."

"I'm in his organization, and I haven't the faintest clue as to where he's kept. It can't be far, because Tim Lee would want to have counsel with him frequently."

Flyne nods to Battery. "Flyne should head back, Flyne will be back." Flyne states, before turning around, extending its wings, and flying off.