The watch ticked louder, filling the silent lab, and Arthur realized with a jolt of terror that the hands weren't moving forward. They were counting down.
"Arthur, the power draw is spiking," Hera warned. "You’re pushing the resolution beyond the hardware's limits." [S1E11] Fabrication
"Hera," Arthur whispered, his heart hammering against his ribs. "What did I just fabricate?" The watch ticked louder, filling the silent lab,
But as he looked closer, his blood ran cold. On the inside of the lid, where his father’s initials should have been, were his own. And underneath them, a date: tomorrow. And underneath them, a date: tomorrow
Instead, sitting in the center of the debris, was a perfect, functioning pocket watch. It ticked with a steady, rhythmic heartbeat. Arthur picked it up, his thumb tracing the familiar scratches on the casing.
The lab lights flickered and died, leaving only the eerie blue glow of the fabrication sphere. The gel began to boil. "Emergency shutdown initiated," Hera announced.