(Why, yes.)
{...If the others are Masters or have any friends who are Masters, they would know and we would both be at a tactical disadvantage. Please, it is for your own safety, keep it under wraps. I know this is a most dreadful predicament, but you must trust me. It is in our mutual interest... My safety hinges on yours, to a degree...}
...Ah, damn it all! You got me... I had her lie on my behalf, and I do apologize. I am inventor, and I was out here testing proprietary technology. I thought no one would see me...
(Pulls a little, hand-held Tesla coil from vest pocket.)
edited 5th Apr '15 3:47:59 PM by MobileLeprechaun
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019{I am so sorry... I will continue explaining once I have dealt with them.}
That is, ah, correct, Miss... Here, I suppose you may observe.
(Fires a little bolt from the device at a tree stump. Zzzzzzap! And look, scorch marks.)
(Oh yeah, Jesus Christ, this dude is fucking magical as fuck. Is she? Hasn't caught a peep at her back yet.)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019Hm.(doesn't seem impressed) I see. Why test it here though? And what is its purpose?
(looking pretty Command-Spelly
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edited 5th Apr '15 4:02:27 PM by FergardStratoavis
Yes, precisely...
...You see, Miss, I have a... competitor who has stolen several of my technologies before. Seeing as this is a directed-energy weapon of sorts, it would be... absolutely horrendous if it fell into the wrong hands. I am out here, testing in a remote area, for the public good, and to maintain the integrity of my intellectual property, lest some charlatan get ahold of it.
(Catches sight of the tattoo and is unnerved, but does his best to maintain his calm, and speaks with an odd fervor.)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019(Winces.)
...Mm... Inventors generally don't appreciate it when their creations are replicated without their express permission, and I have suffered this misfortune many times... You don't have to be rude...
(Looks down at Liman.)
...Oh, ah... Will be careful with it? As I said, it is a weapon, and a powerful one at that.
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019

-seems stunned for a moment, before nodding along with Castlah- Yes... there was some- just now.
{More trickery...? Why must we hide it? You need to explain this to me.}
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post