Airship Components: R&D Contest (NA) - Entry Thread

[H3rring]

Character name: Cain Hitlein
World name: Hyperion
In-game Item: Bluebird Earring

Component name: The Mystery Box

Everyone is so preoccupied with power, prestige, and precision handling when it comes to their exploration voyages. Do you know what I say to that? Just forget it! You're all missing the fundamental spirit of exploration: to discover the unknown. For that reason, I've created the most modern of marvels to remind you why you're going on that journey in the first place.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you--

The Mystery Box.



What's inside of the Mystery Box, you ask? What can such a humble box contain that would thrill you and chill you? Well, I don't really know. And you're not going to know, either, because you're not supposed to open it. But, allow me to expand your awareness by telling you how I came to conceive and create this miraculous component for your airship.



The first thing I had to do was meditate in the placid waters of Forgotten Springs, surrounded on all sides by some of the finest minds. They were rather interested in my creative process, the ardor and rigor of my mind. I basked in their presence, straining with all my might to crack the mysteries of creation. It wasn't long before I had a divine vision of creating the Mystery Box with my own two hands.



From there, I had to fill the Mystery Box with mysterious ingredients. I visited one of the greatest sources of mystery known to Eorzea: The Last Remnant, a floating island in Azys Lla. "What's behind this lonely, forgotten place?" I murmured to myself. "What, exactly, is the last remnant...? And what happened to the rest of them?"

After digging the mysteries straight out of the ground, I pieced together the Mystery Box. It was an exhausting process, lasting more than ten seconds, wherein I transferred several mysteries into the container. When you shake the Mystery Box, you might hear rattling akin to small pebbles or clumps of dirt--but you shouldn't be fooled! That's prime, grade-A mysteriousness, and it will always remind you of why you're an intrepid explorer.

Come on down to my home in the Lavender Beds to pick up your own Mystery Box. For only fourteen easy installments of 14,000 gil, you can be the talk of the town! Supplies are limited, my friends. You must act now. Act now before it's too late.

Disclaimer: For external use only. Do not use in the shower. Do not use while sleeping. Do not place this product near any aetherial equipment. This product cannot be used to protect any part of your body. May contain small parts. Keep out of reach of Lalafell and annoying children. Do not turn upside down. Side effects may include curiosity, irregular heartbeat, excessive sweating, and concerns that you were ripped off.

[Twistbeard]

Character name: Twistbeard Soldarius
World name: Midgardsormr
In-game Item: Scarf of Wondrous Wit

Component name: Goblin Smelting Furnace

As rumors have it, Mutamix Bubblypots is the only living creature with the skill that can transmute Materia into other forms of Materia. What people don't know, is that Mutamix has kept a secret about his "Skill".



With some investigative work, with the help of the greatest detective to grace Eorzea, Detective Hildibrand, It was discovered that Mutamix has found long lost "Goblin Coal Fragments" and has kept them hidden in piles of junk around Eorzea.



The secret in is the coal, found in Mutamix's piles of junk. once added to a smelting furnace, it has the ability to change Materia and even Items to other forms of themselves. Just imagine changing those Deep Red Clusters to Deep Green Clusters, or changing that piece of armor from leather to plate. The possibilities are endless.



With the coal in hand, the last step was to return to the Company workshop and start work on modifying the Airships cargo hold to house a furnace strong enough to handle to ancient powers of these long lost Goblin Coal Fragments.