02-04-2019, 08:38 PM
Sean's eyebrows perked up at the mention of automatons. He hadn't heard of any such devices before; however, he was aware that the Mayardians possessed a technological prowess centuries beyond their immediate neighbours, so he couldn't possibly rule this theory out.
"Mind if I take a closer look at that?" Sean asked curiously, peering at the mysterious golden cog in Albany's hand. Of course, Albany was more than happy to oblige - so, once she'd handed it over, Sean held it up to the light to see what he could figure out.
The first thing Sean spotted was a ring of minuscule ornate triangles, milled around the inner edge of the cog. This wasn't particularly surprising: he knew the Mayardians were fascinated by geometric figures of all kinds. However, as he turned his eyes to the centre, he found a pattern which looked oddly familiar, but much less Mayardian in origin. It consisted of two inter-connected arrows, pointing in opposite directions.
"It's a British Rail logo !" Sean gasped. "I wonder whether they're trying to tell us we're late? Funny sense of humour, they have ...."
A few minutes later, things took an even more curious turn, when Sean examined the base of the Treacle Topaz. Suddenly, he noticed something he had completely overlooked previously: the inner edge of the base was serrated with cog teeth! Furthermore, it was exactly the right size for this cog to fit into...
"I think it's pretty obvious what we should do here...anybody want to put the cog in?"
"Mind if I take a closer look at that?" Sean asked curiously, peering at the mysterious golden cog in Albany's hand. Of course, Albany was more than happy to oblige - so, once she'd handed it over, Sean held it up to the light to see what he could figure out.
The first thing Sean spotted was a ring of minuscule ornate triangles, milled around the inner edge of the cog. This wasn't particularly surprising: he knew the Mayardians were fascinated by geometric figures of all kinds. However, as he turned his eyes to the centre, he found a pattern which looked oddly familiar, but much less Mayardian in origin. It consisted of two inter-connected arrows, pointing in opposite directions.
"It's a British Rail logo !" Sean gasped. "I wonder whether they're trying to tell us we're late? Funny sense of humour, they have ...."
A few minutes later, things took an even more curious turn, when Sean examined the base of the Treacle Topaz. Suddenly, he noticed something he had completely overlooked previously: the inner edge of the base was serrated with cog teeth! Furthermore, it was exactly the right size for this cog to fit into...
"I think it's pretty obvious what we should do here...anybody want to put the cog in?"
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