Gearwork was glad that Midnight had returned to normal, and he liked the cloak that Midnight was now wearing. It gave him a look that was quite noble. The group paid for their meals and headed out. Gearwork looked at the others and said "I'll be joining you in a little bit. I need to get some more supplies before we leave."
Twilight, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie agreed that they had to do the same and they headed off in the direction their homes. Gearwork looked around for a metal shop and didn't find one, but he did find a hardware store. "Perfect. I could use some tools." he said to himself and walked in. The clerk who was a brown middle-aged stallion who greeted Gearwork and asked if he needed any help. "Yes, do you have any drills, cutters and other tools that could be used to cut gems and metal?"
The clerk rubbed his chin for a moment and replied "I have a few drills and a couple different types of saws, but if you want something that can be used to cut gems and some types of metal, I recommend going to the jewelers down the street." He then noticed the mechanical wings folded up around Gearwork and asked "Where did you get those wings? I've heard rumors that there is a pony that builds them but has only given a few away to rich ponies who can afford them. How did you come to acquire them?" Gearwork tried to resist smiling but found it was quite impossible "I'm surprised that I have a reputation, I've tried to keep that from happening, I don't want the fame." Gearwork thought out loud to himself, he then looked at the clerk who was still in awe of seeing the wings suddenly shake his head and snap out of the trance he had somewhat entered when looking at the wings. Apparently he didn't hear what Gearwork had said and asked the question again. This time, Gearwork still wanting to remain somewhat unknown replied "I, uh, inherited them. My grandfather had bought them a couple of years ago and when he passed I was the one who received them. They're more for decoration than actual use." Gearwork mentally kicked himself for thinking out loud, admitting he built the wings, but was quite grateful that the clerk didn't hear him. The clerk helped Gearwork find some tools that he could use and helped him bring them to the counter.
"How will you be paying for these things?" the clerk asked.
"With this." Gearwork pulled out a small piece of one of the gems Spike had broken off when he was making a gem smaller for Gearwork's insectoid machines. The clerk looked a little shocked at what Gearwork was paying with but he accepted it and thanked him and pointed to the where the jewelry shop was.
Gearwork entered the jewelry shop and noticed a few familiar pieces of jewelry, they looked like some of the pieces that his mother had created. "Well, she did sell a few of her pieces to other jewelry stores, though it was like pulling teeth" he thought to himself. He then met the jeweler and he asked about some of the tools they used and asked to see a few of them. The jeweler was a little puzzled by Gearwork wanting to looks at the tools in the back instead of the jewelry itself, but he showed Gearwork a few of the tools. Gearwork saw a few interesting pieces of machinery that he could use back home in Hoofington, but were far too big to bring with him now. He then spotted a piece that he really could use and be able to carry it with him. It was a machine that could drill holes in metal as well as cut gems and was quite small. Gearwork showed some interest in it and wanted to buy it from the jeweler, but the jeweler seemed a little hesitant to sell it to a complete stranger. Gearwork seeing that the jeweler didn't want to sell it understood why and didn't really push it. He did memorize how it looked and worked and already had made a blueprint in his head and as soon as he could get the pieces of metal he needed he would make one, with slight modifications though.
Gearwork left the jewelry store and headed over to where Rarity headed and arrived at her house and saw a large pile of suitcases and saw Rarity rushing in and out with the suitcases. Gearwork chuckled and slowly shook his head and said "Better stop her before it gets any worse." He met Rarity and stopped her asking what she was bringing with her. He was astonished at how many scarves, hats, boots, coats and other accessories she decided to bring with her that he started to laugh at how comical it was. Rarity was quite cross with Gearwork laughing and told him that. Gearwork gained control of his laughter and apologized, but he told her that it was ridiculous to bring so many things when there was limited room in the caravan. "I know you want to be prepared for any type of environment and still look fashionable, but now is not the time. I recommend that you bring things that could be used like a few cloaks, scarves, and boots with you, not much else."
Rarity looked at him for a moment and sighed before saying "I suppose your right, I'll need to put these things back. Could you be a dear and help me?"
She gave Gearwork a pouty look, he just looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "Giving me a look like that doesn't affect me, I'm immune to those sort of forced expressions. I had a cat when I was little who was incredibly cute, but whenever he did something wrong he tried to be cuter than he actually was. He would give me that look and I knew he did something bad and I would not fall for it. I will help you carry these inside, but because you asked, not because you gave me that look." he said to her and started to bring the bags in. After a few minutes all the bags were inside and Gearwork was finally able to look around and was quite impressed by what he saw. There were designs for dresses and fabric everywhere, it reminded him of his workshop which had designs for inventions and the material needed to create them everywhere. Gearwork then saw some fabric that interested him, it was similiar to the color of Dark Iron and it would change the shade of color depending on how the light hit it. Gearwork looked at it for a moment and Rarity noticed and asked him why he was looking at it. "It looks very similiar to the color of the cloak that Metalmind was wearing in my vision. I was wondering if we brought this with us could you make me a cloak?"
Rarity thought about it for a moment and said "If we do bring this with us, I need to bring a few other things with me, measuring tape, scissors, needles and thread, possibly a sewing machine."
"I think that those will probably be fine, so grab them a head back to the others." Gearwork said.
Twilight, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie agreed that they had to do the same and they headed off in the direction their homes. Gearwork looked around for a metal shop and didn't find one, but he did find a hardware store. "Perfect. I could use some tools." he said to himself and walked in. The clerk who was a brown middle-aged stallion who greeted Gearwork and asked if he needed any help. "Yes, do you have any drills, cutters and other tools that could be used to cut gems and metal?"
The clerk rubbed his chin for a moment and replied "I have a few drills and a couple different types of saws, but if you want something that can be used to cut gems and some types of metal, I recommend going to the jewelers down the street." He then noticed the mechanical wings folded up around Gearwork and asked "Where did you get those wings? I've heard rumors that there is a pony that builds them but has only given a few away to rich ponies who can afford them. How did you come to acquire them?" Gearwork tried to resist smiling but found it was quite impossible "I'm surprised that I have a reputation, I've tried to keep that from happening, I don't want the fame." Gearwork thought out loud to himself, he then looked at the clerk who was still in awe of seeing the wings suddenly shake his head and snap out of the trance he had somewhat entered when looking at the wings. Apparently he didn't hear what Gearwork had said and asked the question again. This time, Gearwork still wanting to remain somewhat unknown replied "I, uh, inherited them. My grandfather had bought them a couple of years ago and when he passed I was the one who received them. They're more for decoration than actual use." Gearwork mentally kicked himself for thinking out loud, admitting he built the wings, but was quite grateful that the clerk didn't hear him. The clerk helped Gearwork find some tools that he could use and helped him bring them to the counter.
"How will you be paying for these things?" the clerk asked.
"With this." Gearwork pulled out a small piece of one of the gems Spike had broken off when he was making a gem smaller for Gearwork's insectoid machines. The clerk looked a little shocked at what Gearwork was paying with but he accepted it and thanked him and pointed to the where the jewelry shop was.
Gearwork entered the jewelry shop and noticed a few familiar pieces of jewelry, they looked like some of the pieces that his mother had created. "Well, she did sell a few of her pieces to other jewelry stores, though it was like pulling teeth" he thought to himself. He then met the jeweler and he asked about some of the tools they used and asked to see a few of them. The jeweler was a little puzzled by Gearwork wanting to looks at the tools in the back instead of the jewelry itself, but he showed Gearwork a few of the tools. Gearwork saw a few interesting pieces of machinery that he could use back home in Hoofington, but were far too big to bring with him now. He then spotted a piece that he really could use and be able to carry it with him. It was a machine that could drill holes in metal as well as cut gems and was quite small. Gearwork showed some interest in it and wanted to buy it from the jeweler, but the jeweler seemed a little hesitant to sell it to a complete stranger. Gearwork seeing that the jeweler didn't want to sell it understood why and didn't really push it. He did memorize how it looked and worked and already had made a blueprint in his head and as soon as he could get the pieces of metal he needed he would make one, with slight modifications though.
Gearwork left the jewelry store and headed over to where Rarity headed and arrived at her house and saw a large pile of suitcases and saw Rarity rushing in and out with the suitcases. Gearwork chuckled and slowly shook his head and said "Better stop her before it gets any worse." He met Rarity and stopped her asking what she was bringing with her. He was astonished at how many scarves, hats, boots, coats and other accessories she decided to bring with her that he started to laugh at how comical it was. Rarity was quite cross with Gearwork laughing and told him that. Gearwork gained control of his laughter and apologized, but he told her that it was ridiculous to bring so many things when there was limited room in the caravan. "I know you want to be prepared for any type of environment and still look fashionable, but now is not the time. I recommend that you bring things that could be used like a few cloaks, scarves, and boots with you, not much else."
Rarity looked at him for a moment and sighed before saying "I suppose your right, I'll need to put these things back. Could you be a dear and help me?"
She gave Gearwork a pouty look, he just looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "Giving me a look like that doesn't affect me, I'm immune to those sort of forced expressions. I had a cat when I was little who was incredibly cute, but whenever he did something wrong he tried to be cuter than he actually was. He would give me that look and I knew he did something bad and I would not fall for it. I will help you carry these inside, but because you asked, not because you gave me that look." he said to her and started to bring the bags in. After a few minutes all the bags were inside and Gearwork was finally able to look around and was quite impressed by what he saw. There were designs for dresses and fabric everywhere, it reminded him of his workshop which had designs for inventions and the material needed to create them everywhere. Gearwork then saw some fabric that interested him, it was similiar to the color of Dark Iron and it would change the shade of color depending on how the light hit it. Gearwork looked at it for a moment and Rarity noticed and asked him why he was looking at it. "It looks very similiar to the color of the cloak that Metalmind was wearing in my vision. I was wondering if we brought this with us could you make me a cloak?"
Rarity thought about it for a moment and said "If we do bring this with us, I need to bring a few other things with me, measuring tape, scissors, needles and thread, possibly a sewing machine."
"I think that those will probably be fine, so grab them a head back to the others." Gearwork said.