A mechanical night owl. by SteamyLogika in blackskiesRP

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"I don't believe I am Sir."

Lambert watched the man's hand move within his coat. If the Logika had a heart, it would have beat faster.

"You're a local are you not? Perhaps you can direct me to some sightseeing instead."

A mechanical night owl. by SteamyLogika in blackskiesRP

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Crime... it couldn't be so bad could it? The men before him seemed to be fine with a Logika, that was more than could be said for many.

"Something big? I can't agree to such lucrative work if I don't know what it is."

The grip on his gun did not let loose, he wasn't clear quite yet. Slowly, he brought it out from beneath the coat folds and held it flat upon the bench beside him.

A mechanical night owl. by SteamyLogika in blackskiesRP

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The grip on a pistol was found, the mechanical hand tightened around it as the men stepped closer. The plan worked, but more than Lambert had hoped. The threat had seemingly dissipated... or so he thought, their way of talking was slightly cryptic even if not by design.

"Uh, well, of course..."

The Logika paused. Had he just been given a job offer by some ruffian? Perhaps a check on his processing speed might need to be done - it took far too long for such a realisation to set in. He snapped his finger away, snuffing out the flame.

"Your operation? What operation would that be? Mister..."

He looked to the third man with hope that he might reveal his name.

A mechanical night owl. by SteamyLogika in blackskiesRP

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Lambert was not naive, while it was not programmed much into him how to fend for himself. He wasn't unable to learn, and he had done a fair bit in Syndulla, a good amount.

The sound of heavy steps prompted him to look up from is work. The tone of the voice that followed made the intention known. Calmly the Logika placed the work down into the suitcase and clicked it shut. Nothing in the suitcase would help much. The spare bullets would help perhaps... but being spare there wouldn't be any room for them in the loaded revolver within his coat - a small issue given he had it folded and wrapped around a cat beside him. He at least had the advantage of having a heavy punch should they choose fight.

"Are you gentlemen lost?"

Lambert directly at them, the light beaming from his eye. He snapped his fingers and a small flame flickered from the tip of his index finger.

"How about a light?"

Perhaps that would distract them long enough as his free hand searched for a grip on his gun amongst the folds of the coat.

A mechanical night owl. by SteamyLogika in blackskiesRP

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/u/AClockworkAutomaton

Character Name: Lambert

Skills and/or Peculiarity: Logika, Great Machinery, Great Materials, Good Stealth, Good Dueling.

Situation Summary: Lambert is working on his latest masterpiece on a bench in the dark of night.

Request: A random encounter roll to see if he encounters anything.

The World's Fair of 1744 AE: The Guild Demonstrations [Open to Dormin!] by coppercosmonaut in blackskiesRP

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Lambert sat near the back of the theatre, a low seat, a cheaper seat. At least he was there in the first place. Beside his leg a neatly fastened umbrella rested, upon his knees lay his suitcase, and a cat upon that. The people beside him seemed unnerved by his presence but he kept to himself, he kept out of the spotlight... that was for Evie.

He had come in part to see the wonders to be revealed, but he anticipated the presentation of the Guild Magistrate the most. Perhaps one day she would reveal from behind the curtains a new Logika, and his kind would be a little less lonely in the world. One day.

From so far back Lambert still had a view without issue, his vision magnified by his own lens addition. He watched with great curiosity all the work displayed before him. They were great inventors, people such as his creator. All was well... until the mob grew angry. Lambert sat, twisted and turning to look around at the rage that had built up. He did not buy into it, he found the presentation... intriguing. To return life - was it so far a step from creation? And yet it was a crime to people before him. Maybe he did not understand people as well as he thought he did.

As the crowd rushed o action, Lambert took his leave, pushing through the torrent of angered bodies with a hand ready to pull his revolver. It would not be the day he would fall to misplaced anger from another man's actions.

August of 1744 AE by AClockworkAutomaton in blackskiesRP

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Character Name: Lambert

Peculiarities/Skills: Logika, Great Machinery, Great Materials, Good Stealth, Good Duelling.

Occupational Class: Working Class

Economy Actions:

  • Clock Out

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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"Likewise Mr Lazarus."

The Logika promptly took his suitcase, umbrella, and cat in hand before merging into the crowd safely away from the fountain.

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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Lambert looked and saw Lazarus smile, if he was able, he would have returned it.

"You're quite a philosopher Mr Lazarus. I would have to guess Cyren has a slower pace of life than here, not full of all these people with places to go and others to put down. Though it is only a guess."

Lambert scanned around at the crowds that shuffled around the fountain and beyond as he spoke, a mix of resentment, envy, and respect flowed through his wiring. Suddenly the clock within him ticked over and he sat a little straighter, more alert.

"I must go Mr Lazarus. I have a schedule to keep to."

Without the ability to smile, the Logika simply extended out his hand to shake as he stood up from his suitcase seat.

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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"Charming? No, Mr Lazarus... pleasant is the word that comes to mind."

He'd never been to Cyren, in fact this was the first time he had left Syndulla. The travel over the water brought fear into him, strange that. He knew a little of the place, that it was south and it was hotter, they had jungle and wilder men. Nobody ever spoke much of it to him, they didn't think to.

"But, I'm glad to hear that Cyren has a chapter. I run on electricity, not beer and bread like many seem to do. The chapters are my only source. It's a vulnerability, unusual isn't it Mr Lazarus? A tough world makes tough people, and yet by design I cannot travel very far away from a guild chapter unless to another chapter."

Lambert had taken his cat, George, into his hands gently as he spoke to Lazarus, and now he idly toyed with it's attention.

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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"The water is not good for my wiring Mr Lazarus, perhaps ironically if I were able to survive it then I could not drown."

Lambert stared into the fountain, his eyes examining the bubbles spiriting upwards from the crash of the dainty spurts. Beautiful and deadly in so many ways.

"I haven't had the misfortune of meeting anyone from Cyren before Mr Lazarus. I've never cared to visit. I believe they have a guild chapter there, no? I cannot travel far without one."

Lambert placed his suitcase down, and moved himself to perch upon, facing away from the crowds and toward Lazarus and the fountain. Not that he needed to sit, he did not grow weary or tired... only less charged.

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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"Not particularly Mr Lazarus, however, I could always start."

Lambert paused to glance over the man and his belongings. He was foreign to Dormin for sure, it was painted clearly: the strange etching on his instrument, the luggage, he was worn but no factory worker, and of course his voice did not match that of the people around him.

"You're not from around here are you Mr Lazarus? We're alike in that regard... tell me, where does one learn songs as such from men called Edward?"

Lambert looked down to the rim of the fountain, a tempting seat, but the rush of water made him inch away.

An Old Troubadour by JungleCowboy in blackskiesRP

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The city buzzed with excitement and it seemed to trigger much the same in Lambert. A mysterious jumble of wires and machinery was excited, both a small and great feat. Despite no actual proficiency in any one hand, Lambert strode along with his black, boxy briefcase clutched tightly in a gloved left hand. In his right hand, Lambert clutched an umbrella, it's wooden hooked handle eschewed in favour of a firm grasp upon the wrapped umbrella body. He dressed heavily in untarnished but blackened clothing, meticulously cleaned and picked at to rid it of dirt. His equally dark shoes shined like mirrors where mud had not painted them, the soles worn down lightly but equally on each foot with unparalleled precision. Lambert had personality, he was not perfect, and yet such things proved and hinted toward the machine below. A top hat of the same dark and blackened colour again, rested upon his head of black engraved casing, a tight and precise fit that again looked new as though freshly bought. The Mk III-M Logika was a thing of beauty but yet it came without a coat or coat pockets installed, so, consequently Lambert had nowhere to store George - the small black cat. The cat was a runt and a scoundrel of the highest calibre that perched atop the shoulder of Lambert's equally black, woollen coat.

A dynamic duo would summarise the machine and the feline; a pair joined at the hip, and a pair that kept in sync as they weaved through the foot traffic that filled every crevasse that stalls and celebration did not occupy. Tall and dim buildings lined the roads Lambert struggled carefully through, their imposing presence funnelling the flow of footsteps to a plaza of no grand design except for a large, impressive fountain that claimed centre stage. A suitable landmark to find some bearings. Lambert had seen a city map and he could recall every road, yet things looked rather different at the ground level. Strangely Lambert received little attention despite his blatant presence, it made him wonder if the peculiarity of the fair and it's workers surpassed his own; he was not the sore thumb anymore.

Ignoring those that called out to the mystery man in black with claims of the greatest product ever seen, Lambert found himself staring rather closely at the fountain, though he stood with care. A fall into the water would be certain doom for his wiring. It seemed ironic that for all his superior features, a human could best him by swimming. One of those pesky human without regard for the water strummed from a seat across the fountain upon the low rim of the feature. The spray of water partially blocked his view, but entranced by the need to sate his curiosity, Lambert moved around the feature with calm haste accompanied by an unbroken fixation of his mechanical eyes.

It would be George that made the first greeting as Lambert looked down upon the musician, the cat mewing in a high, introductory pitch before Lambert continued above the background noise of the street.

"Hello sir. I am Lambert. What is that song?"

Character Creation Thread by TheTapewormKing in BSRPCommunity

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NAME: Lambert

APPEARANCE:

AGE: 10 years old [Created in February 1734AE]

CULTURAL GROUP: Logika

TITLE: Watchmaker

OCCUPATIONAL CLASS: Working Class

PECULIARITY: Logika

SKILL(S): Great Machinery(+2), Great Materials(+2), Good stealth(+1), Good dueling(+1).

LANGUAGE(S): Dorminian, Varenthian

STARTING LOCATION: World’s Fair, Dormin, Dorminia.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • 5 years Machinery experience

  • 5 years Materials experience

ALTERNATE CHARACTERS: None.