<span style="color: #ffff00">"better to just send a message, long range one way communication without a return ping. if sent omnidirectionally it will reach them but Machinist cannot feel threatened by an untraceable, unencrypted message."</span>she chuckled and shook her head.<span style="color: #ffff00">"Chaos disrupted reality for an easily detectable radius. i focus reality in a similar radius. you would have found me, you just would have had to look for the signs." </span><br/><br/>Ophidian nodded and smiled.<span style="color: #006600">"that is very generous, thank you."</span>he frowned faintly and then chuckled quietly.<span style="color: #006600">"education usually puts the student in debt that has to be paid back either with coin or years of service. i could afford to pay for my initial educations because sunken ships tend to be loaded with money and valuable goods... the idea of being paid to learn is a strange one. alchemy is a natural ally of medicine, especially when the first thing i needed for life was an antivenom for myself and i would love to continue that education as well."</span>he looked over the contract again and nodded. "<span style="color: #006600">this is extremely generous and far more then we are making now. I'm on board if you two are." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>