A Plan Is Hatched
After many sleepless nights pondering my dilemma, I struck upon a solution so clear and true that that I was shocked at how long it took me to come to the idea. My philosophy of naturalism dictates that I do not interfere with the clockwork insects, as they have become, in a way, part of […]
Another Clockwork Curiosity

My fears are confirmed. Other species of insect have been enhanced with clockwork innards. I discovered this lady bug showing its modifications in a patch of flowers in one of the more civilized pockets of the Park. Its clockwork pieces have transformed it into a faery-devouring apparatus. I observed it chew up grazing aphid-analogues at […]
The Clockwork Spider

Someone in this City is working an unsavory science. While searching for my little invader, I instead discovered this vicious creature in the tall grass of the Broad Meadow. Tiny biting gnat pixies flew in a cloud around me as I crawled along the ground searching. I heard a tinny snapping sound, and suddenly, the […]
An Unusual Mycoid

I am not unaccustomed to my subjects inspecting me in turn as I make my captures, but not by eyeballs growing from the pileus, or cap, of a mushroom. It is these kinds of discoveries that led me to the City Park and its unique ecology. The eye appeared to be functional, tracking me with […]
Notes Regarding the New Optics, a Self Portrait

A package arrived at the boarding house today while I was out for a stroll through bramble edge of the park. No pickpockets out today, thanks to the rather dreary weather, rain coming in drizzles alternating with frightful torrents. I haven’t lived in the City long enough to know if this weather is typical. Mrs. […]
Who is Dr. Roundbottom?
Julius T. Roundbottom is a dedicated gentleman of science! Utilizing the latest in modern technologies, he currently researches the native flora and fauna of City Park with a particular interest in the interaction and conflict between native species and invasive species from alternate world models. If you are new to the Informatitron, may we suggest you start at the beginning?
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