Annoy -

Toby looked at the floor, then back at Elias, his eyes wide. "I... I can help find it? I have a magnet!"

Toby stopped mid-whistle, his cleaning rag frozen. "Uh, like when my sister hides my phone?" Toby looked at the floor, then back at Elias, his eyes wide

It wasn't a melody; it was a rhythmic, airy wheeze-puff that seemed to emanate from the next room where his new apprentice, Toby, was ostensibly cleaning the workbench. It was the kind of sound that didn't just reach the ears; it vibrated against the teeth. I have a magnet

Elias closed his eyes, counting to ten. A magnet on a mechanical watch was like a flamethrower in a library. "Just... go to lunch, Toby. For three hours." Elias closed his eyes, counting to ten

He had only been searching for five minutes when a small, rhythmic sound started up from the street outside. A car was idling, its bass-heavy music thumping a single, repetitive note that shook the very glass of his storefront.