ArcticFox
Dreamer
She was still buttoning her coat when a messenger came pounding at Mrs Larrimer's door. A gas main blew in a factory on the river, he said, and Mr Woodsworth wished to see Clara at once.
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Woodsworth's building was dark and silent, but he and his secretary were both as neat and alert as if it were nine o'clock in the morning instead of five. Woodsworth indicated to Clara to help herself to tea.
"You're familiar with Merrill Steamworks?" He asked. It was a rhetorical question. Everyone was familiar with Merrill Steamworks. They made the mechs used to defend the borders of the Empire. "They have a new line of mechanical soldiers forthcoming. Built along the same lines as the Army model, but shrunken down to fit through city streets. They've finally managed to make the boiler efficient enough to require only a three-man team, pilot and two aides. We field-tested the prototypes in Loegria and the Kingsford police were to be outfitted with them later this year."
That was the first Clare had heard of such a plan. The image of police officers patrolling the streets inside miniaturized mechs filled her mind.
- Be enthusiastic as the police deserves the best protection.
- Be wary of using the mechs inside the city.
- Be troubled that you have just now heard of it.
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Woodsworth's building was dark and silent, but he and his secretary were both as neat and alert as if it were nine o'clock in the morning instead of five. Woodsworth indicated to Clara to help herself to tea.
"You're familiar with Merrill Steamworks?" He asked. It was a rhetorical question. Everyone was familiar with Merrill Steamworks. They made the mechs used to defend the borders of the Empire. "They have a new line of mechanical soldiers forthcoming. Built along the same lines as the Army model, but shrunken down to fit through city streets. They've finally managed to make the boiler efficient enough to require only a three-man team, pilot and two aides. We field-tested the prototypes in Loegria and the Kingsford police were to be outfitted with them later this year."
That was the first Clare had heard of such a plan. The image of police officers patrolling the streets inside miniaturized mechs filled her mind.
- Be enthusiastic as the police deserves the best protection.
- Be wary of using the mechs inside the city.
- Be troubled that you have just now heard of it.