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Yiski places the oilier and applies the unknown brown substance on Paradox's mechanical joints. When Yiski is done, everything seems to be okay.
Huh...
"Were you expecting something to blow up Yiski?" Roland asks.
Yeah, I thought everything here explodes or at least sizzles. Now I wonder what the hell this stuff is.
Paradox wasn't paying attention to the conversation. He was amazed first off he didn't explode or melt. Second, the liquid worked better than the high end oils he got (perks with being a CEO of a major trade company).
Well... ... then a feint, but slight whistling could be heard. Even over all the noise and conversations around them, the whistling could be heard.
Every single soul in the saloon went quiet, but the whistling continued. Yiski leaned into try the find the source of the whistling. It was coming from Paradox.
Immediately, everybody thought the worst: Paradox was gonna blow up and his body would become deadly shrapnel.
EVERYBODY! GET COVER!
Pandemonium struck as patrons were flipping tables over to protect themselves. Yiski grabbed Roland and ducked behind the bar. BdrLine, Ny, and Zill followed quickly. Shink froze for a second before ducking behind the couch.
Poor Paradox just sat in the middle of the saloon... waiting and whistling.
Minutes felt like hours as Paradox's parts kept whistling. Soon the whistling started getting louder and eventually sounded like a teapot boiling.
WHISTLE...WHISTLE...WHISTLE...WHISTLE...
Soon, it stopped all together. Again, silence still draped the saloon. Paradox immediately checked himself. Everything was still functioning.
Yiski came up over the counter, took a look at Paradox and smiled.
How's that for your mayhem?
And the saloon erupts in laughter, not truly realizing the averted disaster.
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--END OF DAY 29--