Mechanical. While I've been working on studying how magic works, I still prefer nice, reasonable, nonmagical technology.
[And working from the ground up's difficult even for a genius! But he's not inherently magical or anything so it makes sense.]
...Copying them would make the manufacturing process faster, yes. I don't think using magical means should stop them from functioning correctly, but I haven't tried.
Let's try that out, then. But for now just teach me how to operate them. I hope it's not too complicated.
[If he can't get a hang of it he'll simply recruit someone who can. He doesn't care about personally having the power of a drone army behind him, just about someone protecting the city with it.]
(no subject)
[And working from the ground up's difficult even for a genius! But he's not inherently magical or anything so it makes sense.]
...Copying them would make the manufacturing process faster, yes. I don't think using magical means should stop them from functioning correctly, but I haven't tried.
(no subject)
[If he can't get a hang of it he'll simply recruit someone who can. He doesn't care about personally having the power of a drone army behind him, just about someone protecting the city with it.]
(no subject)
[He pats the nicer drone of the two.]
That one's mine. As for control, it's incredibly complicated.
[He spreads his fingers, showing off the series of buttons on the pair of fingerless gloves he's wearing.]
Each function involves a series of complicated gestures and button presses. [A pause.] So I made you an app.