[ And his eyes are back to the fish tank as he heaves a thoughtful sigh. ]

Well, normally I'd take out the unrecoverably damaged parts and replace them with working ones. But that's kinda what I'd been doing before.

[ And clearly that had to change. At least here. ]

Besides, the ability that made me a good watchmaker is something I don't have now. So I'm not really sure where to start. It'd help if I knew whether I chose this path myself or not, but I doubt I'll find a conclusive answer to that while I'm here.

[ Sigh. ]

Do you have any recommendations, Doctor?