Amber eyes stared intently at the gold band under the light and magnifying glass as long, dexterous fingers etched runes into to the metal. The lines so straight it looked as though a machine had done the work. A few more lines were placed then an explosive exhalation came from Claudio. "Alright, lets see how you work."  He mumbled to the ring as he pushed the mag lamp aside. Reaching to his left Claudio grabbed a steel mallet and swung it with all his might at the ring on the table. The hammer hit with a loud crash but nothing on the table moved at all.  Claudio blinked in confusion and lifted the mallet to examine it. The hammer was fine, as was the ring and the table beneath it. "Hmmm, stronger than I thought?" He questioned himself quietly. "Never made one that could absorb that much in one go." Setting the mallet on the table he gingerly poked the ring, then a second time, and a third before finally picking it up and holding it on the palm of his hand. Claudio stared at it for a long stretch of moments before shaking his head and shrugging. "Haven't lost a finger yet." He mumbled as he slid the ring onto his index finger.<br/><br/>As soon as the band was around his finger he could sense it in his head. A simple mental command would unleash the stored hit. It worked the same for anyone that used his artifacts. A small exertion of will and the runes would activate and the object would do it's intended job for as long as it held a charge. Rising to his feet Claudio rested his fist on the scared surface of his worktable. Taking a deep breath Claudio activated the ring with his will. A second loud bang followed by a string of impressive swearing filled the room. Claudio glared at the dent in the center of his worktable and the hairline split that ran through it. "No way the professor will not notice that." Claudio thought about shifting the blame onto another student but he knew it wouldn't work. This was already the third table he had broken so far this year. Shrugging he turned and looked around the empty room wondering when everyone else had left. Pulling a watch from his pocket he realized it was already ten minutes into lunch. "That would explain it." He mumbled pocketing the watch again. Turning back to the damaged table he made short work of tidying up his work station and left for the cafeteria within five minute.<br/><br/>Entering the cafeteria Claudio smiled at the delicious smells that greeted him. Quickly making his way through the line he ordered the chicken strips, tater tots and veggie sticks. All foods he could eat one handed.  Carrying his tray one handed he barely glanced up from the small notebook in his other hand as he made his way to an open seat not paying any attention to who was sitting around him.<br/><br/>Claudio ate like a machine, left hand automatically moving to grab a random item from the tray to bring to his mouth while his right hand moved across the page of the notebook filling it with new rune combinations and ideas.