Lincoln was an Aquatic Ornamental and written into her was the ability to shift from one body of water to another. In their heyday, Aquatics would shift from one fountain to another across house grounds, synchronizing displays for the entertainment of their owners. It was base code for Aquatics, so it travelled with them no matter how they’d been bred. Ornamentals were among the few non-natural lifeforms who’d embraced natural reproduction; they wanted to preserve their looks.
Someone attempted to steal the Shoshone Circlet once a month on average. This meant the protection system was in constant use and could be observed by someone employed at the Mengchi Centre for the Promotion of Historical Knowledge. The system was simple and fatal; when the breach sounded, the room sealed shut and w
