MEET

I'm Hector Medina, the manager of the apartment block.

I'm Johanne Bessler, an inventor.

Trying to make our world a bit more convenient. I've already applied for 153 patents in the last 10 years!

How many of them did you get?

4 so far. But I'm only starting my journey to become the greatest inventor of our time!

What do you do for living?

Ever since I can remember, I'm always busy inventing and constructing. Take alarm clocks apart and assemble them back together, as my father used to say.

I applied for state funding. They choose one young inventor with potential, and pay for one of his projects.

The winner gets to go to the capital and work in the best construction labs.

I could never even dream of this!

I'm sure you'll succeed.

Alas, it's not up to me. All applicants are scrutinized.

There's several hundreds of them…

I heard they even review pedigree, to avoid a scandal, like they had three years ago.

What scandal?

They financed a guy, and he turned out to be a revolutionist. Came up with a propaganda speech when been live during the awards ceremony.

He managed to say a lot before he was tied up and carried away. Though I have no clue, what exactly he was saying, cause all the viewers had to sign the confidentiality agreement. They even did an exemplary execution.

Though, what really bothers me is that I'm running out of ideas. As if… me head refuses to work…

I found a great potion for you, it's called 'Crazy Decart'.

Drink it in the morning, 3 drops per 15 gallons of water; that will bring your inspiration back.

Three drops per 15 gallons? Where am I expected to get that much water?

As an experienced manuals writer, I must let you know this is utter nonsense!

I will drink all of it at once; this won't hurt.

I'd rather not, if I were you. Experimental potion, they must've known what they were talking about in the manual…

There is no such thing as too many ideas, Hector!

I heard you couldn't get the funding. Sorry about that.

Sorry about what? Ruining my career?!

Don't you think they told me it was your speech that forever left me out of the engineering world?

I hate you!

What are you doing?!!

Just a failed experiment.

Such a lousy inventor can't go without making mistakes, right? Right, Hector, the Power Broker?

Consider yourself lucky it wasn't your apartment!

What's up?

Bed bugs!

They're coming from the downstairs apartments! But I don't lose hope. I made a device that sucks them in!

A bed bug vacuum?

I call it Bugminator 3700.

Why 3700?

That's the amount I had to pay in fines for testing my first invention.

I made a radio amplifier to listen to it outside during the annual clean-up.

Something went wrong, and the sound wave shattered all the windows… Ah, good old times…

What's up?

I got the grant! Help me decide…

I came up with several inventions, and can't choose which one to proceed with.

Tell me about it.

Did you see the bloodmobile by the house?

Yes, what an awful vehicle. I bet you half of the blood turns unusable before they even make it to the hospital.

I should come up with an alternative. Flying bloodmobiles with cooling… shaped like a red drop… That's awesome!

What do you think of war?

I don't think, I'm busy inventing. Doing all I can to help the country.

Just finished designing a tank with all-round cannons. They will shoot in all directions at once!

And hit allies?

Hm, I haven't considered that possibility…