The Watch

The Watch 2

Core Elixirs

"And here we have the core room, where we create the foundation elixirs we use to mix, blend and create all of our products from". Alex paid little attention to the tour guide leading his group around the local factory for MagiCorp. He didn't even want to go in the first place but his mom thought he'd benefit from learning how the town's biggest employer operated and sent him on his way. They were halfway into the tour, and Alex was more engrossed in his phone than in the commentary. He was the only child on the tour so he had nobody to talk and connect with outside of his phone. He was starting to annoy the other members of the tour group with his incessant texting and photo taking so he decided to stroll slightly behind everyone else while they listened to the tour guide drone on about the massive vats filled with colorful liquids. Everyone lined up along the platform that overlooked some smaller vats.

"Now this purple concoction is my favourite. We use it as a foundation for all of our invisibility products". One woman leaned further over the barrier to get a closer look, only to accidentally drop a notepad over the edge. It landed with a quiet plop inside the glowing purple vat. The guide tutted and said "Well you won't see that again, literally... I advise everyone to keep away from the edge or vanishing might be the least of your worries. The last guy to ignore that warning had all the flesh fall off his body, somehow ended up still alive but as a skeleton. Boy was that one heck of a lawsuit...". Several people cautiously crept back towards the wall while the guide pointed at other colourful vats and explained their purpose. Meanwhile, Alex continued to ignore the man and focussed on his smartphone after a friend sent him a video to watch.

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