The Odeoron,
Revolutionary,
Ivar,
Sky Blue,
Server,
Tlaloc,
souleaterfan320,
rabidbacon,
Melodious,
Multifarious
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*Pulls into an underground lot and parks next to another vehicle lined with tubes alongside its outer perimeter*
Accessories like those. All battery cars have steam outports for these.
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This car runs on hydrogen batteries. The pipes are to make sure steam-powered accessories work.
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*Pulls into a small lift that lowers the car deep into the ground with a complex pulley system*
The steam part is. You still have to heat up the water.
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From what I was told, they held onto steam power for a long time before they discovered new forms of energy. But at that point, steam was so important that they couldn't retrofit their entire town. So now it's a hybrid.
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*In silence, drives into the city, a strange fusion of rural and mechanical, exposed gears scattered throughout and automated components combined with hand-crafted designs, with slow steam billowing out from various pipes*
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*Holds my finger to my chin, keeping my eyes on the road and a hand on the wheel for a few moments before finally speaking*
No. I don't think we do. Maybe just people trying to get past the past their own way.
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Bonds? Maybe. The boss seems like she's trying to leave this behind us, but you're right that it's strange to keep the names.
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That's a good point. Maybe we're brainwashed.
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As I understand, she lived some kind of life before the cult, but now that's all she remembers. They're who gave us the Fairy title.
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Her earliest memories were polluted by magic. She told me we grew up in a cult, and that's when I stopped asking questions.