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Flashing lights? Ashley had hoped for an audio response but maybe he hadn't the programming to do so. Was it Morse code? Binary? It was a short message considering how slow it was being played out. Regardless of its encoding, and as soon as she could get something to write this all down with, Ashley fancied she could decrypt it. Ashley was digging in her pockets trying to scavenge a vial, something long and pointy and some scrap notes when the automaton started to speak. Ashley stopped rummaging and listened intently.

"I am sorry, Madam. You are not the first to try that, and you probably won't be the last. There's nothing there to recover, I have tried myself. If you would like to ask me other personal questions, I only ask that you introduce yourself first."


The first bit did not compute with Ashley. It defyed her understanding of constructs, which she had to admit wasn't much, but even in her limited knowledge knew it was very much out of the ordinary. Not being able to comprehend exactly how odd helped her to put the statement to one side as all the necessary follow up questions lay outside the scope of her talents.

An introduction though? She could do that. Ashley the Good Doctor! Field medic, mad scientist, rebel necromancer and naughty nun. Sculptor of mortals and shunner of ethical experiementation AND practice. Yeah! Powerpose, Sultry gaze, pop the hips, make that coat swish.Ashley gave a little courtsy instead, "Dr. Ashley Jung, medical malpractioner", she hesitated for a moment, it wasn't too late to back out of the full intro, "but just call me Ashley", she said with a smile. Not covered in enough blood and vicera, high from the thrill of the Hunt, Ashley supposed. They could find out about her exploits later.
Spider legs! How unlady-like it was of you to show off such scandlous ankles! Six chitinous legs, like high heel boots that gave you super stength and regenative armour. Ashley hadn't even begun researching new legs, hooves had crossed her mind once, but when the opportunity like this presents itself...

"Yes, yes! Come in, come in! It's so nice to know, not everyone in Omar is afraid of the numenera."
And with that invitation Ashley trotted inside like a little show boar.

"I'm happy to answer any questions you may have."

Oh my goodness, she skitters, she skitters! Ashley did her best to continue looking professional and interested in Numenera but could barely contain her excitement. Skittery legs! Who architected such a grotesque transformation? Ashley needed to know, she needed to know how they worked too, exactly. Muscles? Hydraulics? A tingle ran down her spine, she hoped it was hydraulics.

Ashley's fantasies about her host's alien biology were halted upon a proper examination of the shop. Inside the store was impressively well illuminated, radiant objects scattered the windowless room which alleviated the cramped feeling Ashley expected from the view outside. Ashley also didn't expect the serenity of the place either, the gentle chimes, the dampened ding of orbs outside, the whirr of counterweights and ticking of gears, while asynchronous, filled the shop with a simple, ever changing melody. It was a calm, safe place to empty her pockets.

The first thing that struck Ashley as a little odd was a distinct lack descriptions on the items, one couldn't quietly browse the shopkeeper's wares, but perhaps that was to encourage interaction with the shopkeeper herself. Maybe Numenera were considered quite mystical here, and to maintain the spiritual visage the shopkeeper kept them shrouded in mystery. Cunning, Ashley thought, as she hoped that the shopkeeper would step quickly in if Ashley got too close to anything dangerous, like a cypher sextant of soul banishment. An ornate wooden sextant with fantastic gold plated arc resting on a mantle across the room, making Ashley's heart skip a beat when she spied it in her periphery vision. She made deliberate care not to eye it up any more in case the shopkeeper thought she was knowledgeable of its curse and still interested in buying it.

"...I am a Torchbearer, a warrior of Sol who has sworn to wander the world bringing Sol's Justice down upon those who would do wrong unto others for personal profit or pleasure, for such things are detestable in His Sight, and to hunt monsters..."

This was the line she objected too, and not so much the line itself but how it is often interpreted. Instead of risking getting involved in a heated exchange Ashley turned her attention to what she believed must have been some kind of merchant construct. The design was curious, far from what she considered functional, when given the opportunity to create something like this, wouldn't you stray from a humanoid such that it could trade goods and ferry items more effectively?

Ashley thrust out a warped right palm, and sternly commanded, "Automaton, print mission statement."
@Mortalya I'll take 2 random Numenera for now, however I have an idea for a Numenera that my Seeker could seek for (whether or not she finds it doesn't matter much). A plain sowing needle with a magic golden thread that joins objects that have been sown together seamlessly when the thread is cut. Obviously designed for creating high quality garments in an era of great excess, Ashley considers this a waste of its potential.

Are you inventing our random choices or are we expected to come up with somethings? I hope that you are so I can experience the true wonder of your character's shop, but understand if you aren't.
Clunk. Ashley had made it, she'd really made it. The steel streets of Omar. Renowned world wide for its artizan craftsmen, cheap ale and pretty women, although none of these interested Ashley much. Overworked, underpaid miners working in terrible conditions? There just had to be desperate patients just waiting for an experimental lung replacement. Ashley did an embarassing little jig in public, too excited by the posibilities of finally starting a project she's had on the backburner for atleast a year, and possibly because she was still delirious from exhaustion, to care. Ashley pulled out her timepiece, she'd made good time despite losing her coach ride. Ashley felt reinvigorated by her arrival and the opportunities that it afforded, but she needed a rest before she did any real work.

Ashley clomped down the street hunting down the busiest tavern, because the busiest one would surely be the best one when she happened apon a weird little Numanera shop. Initially, Ashley was drawn in by the possiblity of finding some bizarre item of intrigue that would help with her with her experimentation, but then she noticed the shopkeeper, who was quite the item of intrigue herself. Pale grey skin and unsual soul stealing, void black eyes? Where had she got those done? And the way she moved...That was the most intriguing. It was a shame she was already she was already caught up with somekind of evangelist, who Ashley was sure would find something about her to object too.

"I know you've got your hands full right now but you wouldn't mind if I had a quick poke around, would you miss?"
Interested! Let me know what you think.

Count me in, I have an idea for a Backstreet Physician character.



Edit:

So it looks like the GM hasn't been checking back since he last updated his first post, I'll give it a bit, see how many people are interested and then maybe rock this puppy myself, no promises.
Interested, sent you a PM
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