Anyway it occurs to me that not everyone may have heard of Andy in the past? So worldbuilding time! (He’s actually not a meme, unless you count “Good Ideas Abound In Lightning” as a meme. (which it is but I digress))
All buildings in the Pointe are shot through with three pipelines. The first two are connected to the electrical grid, powered by the clan’s personal Spire.Â
One is for defensive systems, lights, heavy machinery, etc- systems that are vital and/or a steady constant. It’s not readily accessible by anyone except the head engineers, to prevent curious bystanders from breaking anything important.Â
The second line is open to the public, for running personal gadgets, working Lightning magic, etc. It tends to go haywire fairly regularly, but that’s why it exists in the first place. (They learned fairly early on that redundant systems were the only way to go.)
The third pipe is part of an extremely sophisticated cooling unit, which keeps all Pointe structures at a controlled temperature, vital in the scorching Shifting Expanse. (The local Inn provides freezer rooms that can be life saving to visiting Ice dragons suffering heatstroke.)Â
The population’s general understanding is that there's a massive mechanical unit buried beneath the Pointe, affectionately referred to as “Andy” by the engineers. Most assume this is one of those acronyms the techs are so fond of, and if the pipes tend to creak and groan, well, they’re under a lot of strain.
Visiting Ice dragons, or particularly keen elemental mages, may notice that the pipes do not contain coolant at all, but rather a stream of raw Ice magic. It’s not really sophisticated at all, just a whole lot of brute force, though whatever source they’re using must be unbelievably immense. Neither Ice dragons nor mages tend to last long in the Pointe; those that do quickly learn not to question it.
