Tube Nixie

Deep in the heart of the Autarchs estate lies the Differing Engine, through which all quantifiable affairs of empire are processed. The nitty-gritty analytical labor of this is conducted by Tube Nixies—artificially induced plasmic sprites contained in brass-and-glass housings. Most are content to crunch numbers and resolve bugs. You are not. You are bored. Your fae nature compels you to fuck around and find out, and so you have abandoned your post, dragging your containment vessel along with you...