"I mean he gave me a literal magic wrench and warhammer, which can also turn into a regular hammer. Ooh nice beetle, it's so small, how did you fit all the circuitry and wiring in it?"

“It’s hard to explain. You could take a look at it if you want.”

they hand him the beetle.

"Thanks, I'll return it in good condition, I swear."

Taft gently removes a panel on the beetle to look inside

It doesn’t make sense. It shouldn’t be possible. Whatever he’s looking at, can’t happen. But it is. It’s like everything works at one completely unrelated and crazy, impossible thing, and work as something completely different and sensical at the same time. It seems that there’s also some sort of timer mechanism. The entire thing makes no sense, and it contradicts itself so much it hurts his brain. But it works. It’s genius. It’s flawlessly flawed in a way that makes it work without fail.

"How did you do this? I didn't even know that could be done.."

“I just do it. Isn’t it great? Not my greatest work. It’s a prototype for one of my newer designs.

"Prototype? Really, how did you make the newer design better"

“Well, the original ones had a timer in them. This one, i can speak a command word to make the timer go off immediately, or for it to reset the timer. Still need to work out some stuff though.”

"What does the timer do exactly?"

“Could i have the beetle back to demonstrate?”

"Why of course." He sets the mechanical beetle back in their hand.

They mutter something under their breath, and the beetle seems to unfold impossibly, even if it seemingly couldn’t do that, into an automaton shaped like a person, with a sword for one hand. They mutter something under their breath again, and it does the same thing, but in reverse. This can’t happen. This is impossible. But it just happened. There’s no way something that small could have that much material in it. And the automaton is just as nonsensical and crazy as the beetle. Nothing makes sense.

"That thing has a lot of small joints, how'd you shape something so small to be so very intricate."

“Uhh… well i partially used telekinesis, and that helps me do the smallest details, but I mostly just used my hands.”

"I guess that makes sense, a little bit. Would you mind if I kept this prototype to study it?"

“Sure! I also have a copy of the blueprints if you want it.”

"That would be fantastic. I didn't get your name, kind stranger."

“Oh, I’m lonely!” They disappear in a puff of smoke and reappear behind them, handing them the blueprints. Something he didn’t notice before is that on the underside of the wings, there are two symbols. Bright yellow eyes.

A mysterious figure opens the door to the workshop and walks in. You hear him ask if he can join.

"Thank you, Lonely." He puts the blueprints and beetle into his toolbelt. As he puts the blueprints in they appear to just fall downwards and disappear.