[X] Analyse the Strange Cloth: Preservation +1 Wisdom, ?
-[X] While eating lunch. it's been 8 hours since breakfast.
So, let's see what comes of this.
As his stomach grumbled, doing its best to make its owner very aware that he hadn't eaten in almost half a day, Jack decided that he's earned some downtime. After all, the Lab could be expanded whenever he wanted it too, but food was only good in the here and now.
So, after ordering some Jackbot's to more closely analyze the strange cloth, Jack made his way upstairs, into the main kitchen to get some real food.
As he did so, he came got quite a surprise when he saw Kristen lounging on the island table, reading what looked to be 'Cat Quarterly'.
He must of made some kind of noise at this discovery, as immediately, Kristen's eyes darted above the magazine cover, locking eyes with him.
"Well well, look what the cat dragged in." Kristen said with a purr in the back of her throat.
You had to resist the urge to roll your eyes at your older sister's behavior. Ever since seeing that lion exhibit as a teen, she had been doing her damnedest to become more cat-like, even going so far as to memorize every cat pun in existence, and adding purrs and hisses to casual conversation. It was a little weird, but you were a boy genius who wanted to rule the world, so you had no room to talk.
"Ha ha, very funny, Kristen. I'm sure you must make a killing in your comedy show." Jack replied, voice as dry as the Sahara and eyes half-closed.
"Me-ow! What's got you in such a grumpy mood li'l Jacky?" Kristen shot back as she finally set down her magazine.
"Haaaaa~ Sorry sis, I've just been working really hard with little sleep these last few days, and when I finally did, I had this weird dream." You tell your sister. There was no point in taking out aggression on one of the few family members you get along with, not for such a minor situation.
"Oh-ho~ A weird dream keeping you up at night? Don't tell me that li'l Jackie is starting to become a Man now~" Kristen called back teasingly, eyes watching for any sign of embarrassment or anger.
Sadly, all her teasing amounted to was a single eyebrow twitch, as you were too tired and hungry to try and react to her shenanigans.
"No. It was not THAT kind of dream. Really more a nightmare than anything else. Hey, you want some eggs as well? I was just going to fry a few." Jack called out from the fridge as he retrieved the eggs and pans.
"Sure, since you're offering." Kristen called back, attention now centered back on her magazine as she see's no reactions to her teasing.
"So, not to sound like a jackass or anything, but why are you still here? Don't you have a new 'Big Heist' to pull or something?" Jack questioned as the eggs started to cook in their pan.
"To start with, you always sound like a jackass, Jack-ass. And second of all, who says I'm NOT planning a Big heist right now?" Kristen said as she lowered her magazine and made an exaggerated showing out of looking over her nails.
To this, Jack turned himself fully away from the now ready eggs on toast, and took a good look at Kristen.
Baggy sweat pants, over-sized paw print shirt, and the tiger striped slippers told him all he needed to now on what was happening.
"Yes, truly YOU are the picture of preparedness and scheming." Jack shot back, causing Kristen to slouch slightly.
"Well, if you want to play that game, why don't YOU tell ME how your little world domination plan is coming along" she said with what she termed her 'kitty pout'.
That knocked any wind you had out of your sails, as she was essentially correct. Other than a few new Jackbot designs,and some upgraded lab spaces, there really hadn't been much progress made. But that would not deter you. After all, everyone starts at nothing.
Courage Required: 10 Actual=15 PASS
So, with this thought in mind, you replied
"I'll be honest, not to great. But, i'm getting there. I feel like i'm about to make a breakthrough, and from there, the world will become my oyster." You replied confidently, hope and evil both shining brightly in your eyes.
This seems to shock Kristen, as she did not expect such a passionate response. After a moment however, a wide grin spreads across her face, filled with a little embarrassment, and no small amount of pride.
"Well well, it looks like someone HAS become a man. Good for you Jackie boy, if you didn't have the backbone to defend your dream, I wouldn't even think we were family." Kristen finally said.
That seemed to surprise you. That was the closest to a kind thing that Kristen had ever said to you. So, you said the only thing you could.
"Thanks."
With that said, conversation seemed to come to an end, as you both ate your late breakfast, both occupied by other things, and then departed back to your Lab.
As you came in, you see the strange cloth being scanned through one of the data processing machines. One of your earliest inventions, it is also one of your greatest, in your opinion.
The scanner allowed the use to identify anything about an object, ranging from material, age of the object, even some insights into how it was made, like stitch patterns or forging methods. The one downside to it, however, is that is is useless on living creatures, due to cells constantly being created and dying, confusing the machine.
Still, as you come fully into the Lab proper, a nearby Jackbot comes over to hand you a list of what has been found so far. To start with, it appeared to be made of silk worm spun silk, but no type of dye was used in it, leading him to wonder where it got its electric blue color. Another interesting thing as was the fact that the tassels at the end were apparently hand made as There were fingerprints from when they shaped them, which by all means should have been impossible, as that would mean they were hand-shaped while still hot from a forge or fire-source. Lastly, and most outrageously, the object itself appeared to be OVER 5,000 YEARS OLD.
Just...how. Most CIVILIZATIONS lasted less than that, so how did this ONE PIECE OF CLOTHING THAT SHOULD BE FILLED WITH HOLES BUT SOMEHOW LOOKS BRAND NEW!
Wait! Calm. Be Calm. There must just be something I'm missing. Yes...yes. This can be explained. But until it can, you apparently have a dynasty old piece of cloth, unaged. Maybe it can be used to help preserve something else? Like a ceremonial wrapping? After all, the gauze of a mummy lasts for thousands of years, why not this as well?
So, to take his mind of the frankly mind-breaking material he has found, Jack decided too...
[]Open the Box, de-stress with a nice puzzle: start Quest Shen Gong WHOA!, Wisdom+2, ?
[]Make some new Jackbot's, find solace in Science: +6 standard Jackbots OR +2 Special Jackbots
[]Finish the Lab, get that S*it done: Full Lab available, +2 Jackbot's per creation round, Allows for Lab Customization.
[]Write-In
END OF CHAPTER
Gained:
+1 Wisdom
-Preservation-Level 1 By using this skill, you can preserve an object that would expire or degrade much longer than it would originally allow. Upgrades at Level 10.
Confident Rank -UP!- Kristen Spicer: Rank 3, Teasing sister with the Sharp Claws
Abilities Enabled:
Cat's Me-ow: Cannot be Taunted or Goaded by opponents when tired or hungry.
Next Ability at Rank Four.
Alright people, that's the end for now. A bit of a longer chapter, but what can I say, I like writing dialogue and we are maybe one to two more updates, depending what choices we make, before our first guaranteed fight will happen. So, until then, review, vote, and WIN FOR EVIL!