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Moved over to her own blog @engineer-hali

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Moved!

Now over at @engineer-hali. Wanted to let my bean follow people and ask stuff on her own.

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Moved!

Now over at @engineer-hali. Wanted to let my bean follow people and ask stuff on her own.

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Moved!

Now over at @engineer-hali. Wanted to let my bean follow people and ask stuff on her own.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

Moved!

Now over at @engineer-hali. Wanted to let my bean follow people and ask stuff on her own.

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This started as a doodle at work from a month ago, but after seeing how much was happening in it, I chose to ink it! ‘Cause otherwise the pencil would smudge and then it’d just be a big ol’ mess :T

But yeah I just wanted to draw Hale covered in yordles :V

Who’re these yordles, you ask? Well let me tell you! We got:

@engineer-hali, @veigarthevile‘s OC (I don’t know his name My apologies;; ), @yordle-journalist, @drawingsdrawingseverywhere‘s Spud @gears-of-change, @drills-of-defiance‘s Cecily (by request of @snowycompassion!), @hardofhearingmagi‘s Olive, @hobos-for-hire‘s Melon, and, last but not least,  @freljord-le (Did you expect otherwise? :L)

Thanks to everyone for lettin’ me draw your doods! I’m probably going to do another one of these very soon. I love this kind of stuff :L

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/* Thank ya for drawin’ muh bean again, she looks so cute :D /**/

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A Winter’s Storm

@engineer-hali (original post)

“Why did I choose to walk to this place?” The yordle engineer complains to herself as she follows the roads towards her destination: A manor quite a ways from the Avarosian city of Rakelstake. “Oh, it’s only a few miles out of town, and I could use the exercise. Now it’s snowing and I can’t see the five feet in front of me. Take this as a lesson, Hali. Exercise is evil and will get you killed. Just stay home. Where it’s warm. And you don’t have to deal with anything more threatening than thunderstorms.”

But as the wind picks up, Hali slowly becomes disoriented, wandering further and further from the path. Trying to avoid getting even more lost than she already is, the engineer makes a small fire to keep warm under the cover of some of the nearby evergreens.

The fire would keep her warm in the tundra’s bitter cold, but certainly not keep her safe from the dangers that dwelled nearby.

The troll had been sitting against this tree for a few hours now, just about, with nothing but the chilled winds and swaying trees filling the air around him. It was far too long for the restless brute to be left alone with nothing to do. Even he began to wonder if he would fall asleep for once in this dull stillness – until the smell of burning wood wafted his way.

It was not often that he would catch the scent of smoke this time of year. The peculiar instance took a moment to click, but when it did he looked left, right, and even up for any signs of the source before rolling to his feet and setting out to find it. It was not long at all before he crept upon the small foreigner.

At first sight of the flames he tucked himself close to a brush and hid, soon peering out to try and see who sat beside it.

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Hali shivered as the frozen winds buffeted her and her tiny little campfire. Even with the goggles, the engineer can’t see more than a few feet around her, so she’s completely oblivious to the troll’s presence...well, except the smell. So she makes herself as small as possible, hoping that the fire and her jacket keep her warm enough while whatever is hunting her loses interest.

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

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“Then to answer your question, Doc’s probably still looking for you.  I don’t think this is something she’d let slide as long as she has any say in the matter.”  She gives her friend an apologetic smile.  “Just being honest, I’m afraid.”

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The yordle sighs. “Don’t suppose you want to follow and spare me the wrath of the angry aunt, do you?” She tosses back the rest of the drink and hops down off the couch, heading for the door.

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

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The banking heiress returns with a measured pouch of gold and sets it on the couch next to her diminutive friend.  “100 pieces.  Consider the extra as overhead, or an advance on that fancy dinner you’re after,” she jests, picking up her glass and returning to her own place on the couch.

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“Done. I’ll be back in a week to drop them off.” She sets the gold and the devices aside. “Do you think Doc has stopped looking for me, yet?”

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“I would guess that it depends on why she was after you in the first place,” she says, thoughtfully sipping on her drink.  “What was Doc trying to get you to do?”

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“It’s uh…my cousin’s wedding in a couple days. I don’t feel like going all the way back to Bandle just to come right back.” The already tiny engineer seems to shrink at the question. “That and I’d have to dress up and…”

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“Ah.  Family obligations,” Marie says with an understanding nod.  “Or is it the dresses?” she asks with a note of amusement.

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“They’re so uuugly” Hali shudders. “I love my family, but I don’t love them enough to make the trek just to wear an ugly dress.”

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[winter-knight-marie]

The banking heiress returns with a measured pouch of gold and sets it on the couch next to her diminutive friend.  “100 pieces.  Consider the extra as overhead, or an advance on that fancy dinner you’re after,” she jests, picking up her glass and returning to her own place on the couch.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Done. I’ll be back in a week to drop them off.” She sets the gold and the devices aside. “Do you think Doc has stopped looking for me, yet?”

[winter-knight-marie]

“I would guess that it depends on why she was after you in the first place,” she says, thoughtfully sipping on her drink.  “What was Doc trying to get you to do?”

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“It’s uh...my cousin’s wedding in a couple days. I don’t feel like going all the way back to Bandle just to come right back.” The already tiny engineer seems to shrink at the question. “That and I’d have to dress up and...”

[winter-knight-marie]

"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[winter-knight-marie]

The banking heiress returns with a measured pouch of gold and sets it on the couch next to her diminutive friend.  “100 pieces.  Consider the extra as overhead, or an advance on that fancy dinner you’re after,” she jests, picking up her glass and returning to her own place on the couch.

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“Done. I’ll be back in a week to drop them off.” She sets the gold and the devices aside. “Do you think Doc has stopped looking for me, yet?”

[winter-knight-marie]

"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

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“Showme” Hali barks, overly excited. When the mage brought her the gauntlets, she sighed. “Yeah, no. Any additional power output would be extremely limited. I can make you turn Shurima into the Freljord if you’ll let me take these back home.”

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“Okay, now you sound like the merchant,” Marie chuckles.  “Are you certain you’re not exaggerating just smidgen?”

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“Maybe not the ENTIRITY of Shurima, but a good chunk of it.” Hali says dismissively. “Basically, he’s loaded it with low-quality crystals, that aren’t even being used by the mechanisms.” The engineer points out where the error was. “I intend to rework the mechanisms, and then give you crystals that are worth a damn.”

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“Fair enough.  Consider yourself commissioned, Hali,” Marie says, standing up and setting her drink aside.  She heads for her bedroom, where she has access to her safe and the small stash of gold she has there.  “How much would you get for something like this, with no discounts?” she calls out so the yordle can hear her clearly form the lounge.

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“A fancy dinner with the hottest of yordle supermodels” Hali snarks. “25 for the crystals and 15 for the parts? and...Round up to an hour of work fees...60 gold.”

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Showme” Hali barks, overly excited. When the mage brought her the gauntlets, she sighed. “Yeah, no. Any additional power output would be extremely limited. I can make you turn Shurima into the Freljord if you’ll let me take these back home.”

[winter-knight-marie]

“Okay, now you sound like the merchant,” Marie chuckles.  “Are you certain you’re not exaggerating just smidgen?”

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Maybe not the ENTIRITY of Shurima, but a good chunk of it.” Hali says dismissively. “Basically, he’s loaded it with low-quality crystals, that aren’t even being used by the mechanisms.” The engineer points out where the error was. “I intend to rework the mechanisms, and then give you crystals that are worth a damn.”

[winter-knight-marie]

"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Showme” Hali barks, overly excited. When the mage brought her the gauntlets, she sighed. “Yeah, no. Any additional power output would be extremely limited. I can make you turn Shurima into the Freljord if you’ll let me take these back home.”

[winter-knight-marie]

"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

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“Soda, if you have any.” The yordle shouts into the other room, before ranting. “But I do! I worked directly with professor Ziggs for 2 years while getting my doctorate. I work for 15 companies fixing the most complex things. You saw! Remember Neo? It doesn’t get any more complex than fixing sentient AI. And I did it without even knowing!” The yordle engineer groans in frustration. “If I could get her to stay still for one week. I could secure that position, for sure”

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Her cooler did indeed have *some* soda.  It wasn’t something she kept around for herself, but Hali was a frequent enough visitor for her to keep a small bottle or two on hand.  Pouring the drink, she returns to the lounge and lowers the glass down for her friend. “You know Neo’s got her own twist on wanderlust driving her.  Trying to keep her in one place is an exercise in futility.  Unless you enjoy electroshock ‘therapy’.”  Marie unbuttons her coat with one hand and takes a seat on her large couch.  “Look… If there’s something I can do to grease the wheels, let me know.  I’m not my mother, but I have some pull I can leverage if you need me to.”

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“Not looking for handouts.” The engineer sighs. “They’ll either listen to me, or they won’t. So far it looks like ‘won’t’ so I’ll have to deal with it until they do. I’m making enough to pay for rent and pay on my loan when I do work. It’s just that they only call me when cataclysms are occurring. Not when Doc Roe comes calling.”

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Too stubborn to accept help.  In that sense, Hali was very much a miniature mirror of her own attitude.  How many times had Marie turned down assistance simply because she felt she had things managed alone?  Probably too many, she muses to herself, a smile tugging at her lips as she sips her drink in momentary silence. “It’s not a handout, Hali.  But if it’s important to you, I won’t do anything you don’t want me to.”

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“So have you bought anything new you want me to take apar- I mean...uh...tell you how it works?” She asks, giving you a not-so-innocent smile

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Soda, if you have any.” The yordle shouts into the other room, before ranting. “But I do! I worked directly with professor Ziggs for 2 years while getting my doctorate. I work for 15 companies fixing the most complex things. You saw! Remember Neo? It doesn’t get any more complex than fixing sentient AI. And I did it without even knowing!” The yordle engineer groans in frustration. “If I could get her to stay still for one week. I could secure that position, for sure”

[winter-knight-marie]

Her cooler did indeed have *some* soda.  It wasn’t something she kept around for herself, but Hali was a frequent enough visitor for her to keep a small bottle or two on hand.  Pouring the drink, she returns to the lounge and lowers the glass down for her friend. “You know Neo’s got her own twist on wanderlust driving her.  Trying to keep her in one place is an exercise in futility.  Unless you enjoy electroshock ‘therapy’.”  Marie unbuttons her coat with one hand and takes a seat on her large couch.  “Look… If there’s something I can do to grease the wheels, let me know.  I’m not my mother, but I have some pull I can leverage if you need me to.”

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

"Not looking for handouts." The engineer sighs. "They'll either listen to me, or they won't. So far it looks like 'won't' so I'll have to deal with it until they do. I'm making enough to pay for rent and pay on my loan when I do work. It's just that they only call me when cataclysms are occurring. Not when Doc Roe comes calling."

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Duty over Ambition.

OC Friendly | NSFW Friendly | AU Friendly | Primarily League of Legends

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"Hey Ice Queen." (engineer-hali)

The woman looks up from her book in answer to the familiar voice, raising her eyebrow with surprise.  “Hali?  How novel.  I didn’t have to come and drag you out of your workshop this time.  Finally deciding to get out more?”  She holds up her hand to forestall an immediate response.  “No.  Wait.  That can’t be right.  Shurima hasn’t frozen over yet.  Which means…” she shuts her book.  “…you have a reason for being here.

[engineer-haliarchived-blog]

“Soda, if you have any.” The yordle shouts into the other room, before ranting. “But I do! I worked directly with professor Ziggs for 2 years while getting my doctorate. I work for 15 companies fixing the most complex things. You saw! Remember Neo? It doesn’t get any more complex than fixing sentient AI. And I did it without even knowing!” The yordle engineer groans in frustration. “If I could get her to stay still for one week. I could secure that position, for sure”