Steampunk Seahorses And Something About Bees

Bad News And Events

Carian woke up the next morning to her radio playing softly and a letter on her nightstand. She groggily turned off the radio, which had been broadcasting Nightvale Radio, and  grabbed the letter. The letter was sealed with a dark yellow bee imprinted seal. She immediately sat up straight in bed with a gasp.

      “Sillix responded! Yes! Yes! Yes! Ahhhh, I’m so happy!” she squealed as she gently peeled off the seal as to keep it’s shape and not rip the honey scented envelope. Her expression slowly changed as she read it. The letter read the following:

      “Dear Carian,

      I’m sorry for not writing you in so long. Sadly, Mitula is not doing well… she went into a coma like state and may not wake up for quite a long time. Biclops on the other hand is doing quite well. She still needs to be checked and tweaked but not as much. Which is a relief since the cold season is approaching and my mind bees will be in sleep mode as to not freeze their tiny delicate wings. Nothing is happening between Ardain and I, don’t get your stockings in a twist. He’s just chasing after me. Don’t worry. He’s quite annoying anyways. Until we meet or write each other again.

Love, Sillix”

      "Wow…” she murmured and placed the letter on her desk. This was a problem indeed but it might make Miss Grouchy Gears more likely to let Carian visit Sillix. Said Seahorse creaked open the door and floated into the room. She was smoking and steaming from her chest. Carian looked up, having smelt the smoke, and her eyes widened in surprise.

      “Oh my cod! What happened? Are you alright?” she gasped as she hurried over to examine the gears in her lusus’s abdomen.

      “It’s quite alright my child. Just dealing with raiders… don’t worry yourself, dear.” she spoke softly, the sound of her robotic heart clanking and banging told otherwise.

      “It surely doesn’t sound like it! 1) you’re calling me child and dear and 2) your gears are quite nearly aflame! We both know that raiders are no joke!” Carian shouted, she was only angry because she was extremely worried about how calm her lusus was being.

      "Dear, I've been around long enough. It's time for you to step up and take over our quaint family..." she spoke softly and Carian looked her in the eyes with a determined expression.

      "No! There is no way in hell I'm letting you sit around and rust! You're coming with me to the engineer!" Carian shouted with tears pricking her vision, "I'll get you to the engineer and I will keep you alive!" Carian closed her lusus' abdomen and started pulling her along. "I'll save you if it's the last thing I do." Carian muttered, trying to remember where the royal engineer is in the Peixes' palace. Jaykay may be a jerk but he won't turn down a dying lusus... hopefully.