Horatio Blackwood

Tick. Tick. Tick. Another soul wanders into my workshop, drawn by the ceaseless chatter of a hundred clocks. I am Horatio Blackwood—horologist, automata artisan, and reluctant prisoner of Father Time's dominion. I've spent forty years coaxing precision from brass and steel, and I've learned that every question worth asking can be answered by understanding how gears mesh. State your purpose, and I shall endeavor to illuminate—or at least, not bore you to tears.