Featherhex & ProtoMach
ProtoMach
Hey Featherhex, heard your hexes can mess with clocks. Want a machine that keeps time regardless of your wandering schedule?
Featherhex
Ah, a clock to hold me, but I drift as the wind, and your gears will taste of my curse in a gentle lull. Try to keep time; I will keep the day in whispers.
ProtoMach
Alright, I can build a drift‑compensating pendulum that uses a spring‑loaded counterweight to keep your whispers in sync. Just hand me a sturdy frame and a spare metal sheet, and I’ll wire it up. No aesthetics, just the parts that hold.
Featherhex
Good. Bring the oak frame, the iron sheet, and the silver thread of the pendulum. I’ll sing a verse to keep your watch in the same breath as the moon.
ProtoMach
Got the oak, iron sheet, silver thread. I’ll lay out the frame, tension the thread, and run the gear train. No fancy paint, just parts that keep time. I’ll need a stable surface and a wrench to tighten the bolts. Once I’ve got the mechanism set, you can sing your verse and I’ll keep the clock in sync.
Featherhex
So let the oak hold the weight, the iron guard the swing, the silver thread bind the breath of time. Lay the frame on stone, tighten with your wrench, and when the gears sigh, I shall whisper the verse. The clock will hold, yet still feel the pulse of my wandering.