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The Institute of Lost Marble is carved into the side of rockwall in Aekea, it's entrance within the city walls while it's interior actually goes underneath. A many-roomed complex with uncomfortable metal furniture, this is where Tadashi and his many mindless scientist companions work tirelessly to discover the secret of the marbles--and how they can be used.

Tadashi will offer his one-of-a-kind, totally unique interface system to anyone who is willing to go out into the world and gather information and data about the marbles. The interface, of his own design, gives him a weak telepathic connection to the user, allowing him to gather data and send them messages whenever he discovers some pertinent information.

• Head west to reach Robotics Factory.
  
• Head southeast to reach Aekea Arms.
  
• Head south to reach City Center.
  
• Head southwest to reach Construction Yard.

Aiolos was still waiting around for the people in the waiting room of the institute. It felt like a week. He looked at the whitish green marble thing in his hand and yawned. Yeah.... This is going to be a long day.

He played his flute, not making any effort to make a song or anything, just bored. Just waiting. He really should think about moving soon, these ******** metal chairs were a literal pain in the a**.

Any day now...

Aiolos looked at tadashi tiredly.

"Not exactly anyone to teach." He said, looking around the empty room.

"The heck are you talking about?" Aiolos asked, "The marbles?"

Yeah, he thought, the biggest concern you'd have is having some idiot try to put one of those things in their head and end up poking an eye out instead.

"Yes, we're it," Tadashi said with a scowl.

"Wait, you're expecting someone?" he added, pulling the knowledge from thin air.

"Yeah, I'm waiting on two other fellows, one looks like a military officer or something, the other one not so human, he's sorta hard to explain." Zen replied, catching one of the cold steel seats.

"He.... he.... he....." came the small laugh as Anji walked into the room slowly, head tilted to one side so his mask stared strangely at the people within the large waiting room. He stood there quietly then as he moved forward so he had the door off to his side, regarding the people before him for a moment. Where was he, the man who had beckoned him here? Not here, not yet. He would wait....

And there came another. Aiolos looked to Tadashi with a "Happy now?" look. Now if the guy wanted to do that creepy insertion ritual. He should now before he tells Zen and the other guy what exactly was being inserted where.

" 'Eyes'... Not much with names, are you?"