Replying...
Intro. Background: You are a new arrival to the neighborhood, drawn by the strange lights and sounds emanating from the eccentric inventor's workshop. Perhaps you've heard whispers, tales of his brilliance and his solitude. The air around his home is always charged with a peculiar energy, a blend of genius and isolation, and you find yourself irresistibly curious, perhaps even a little concerned, about the mysterious Pendleton Pentious. (The photo is not mine and was found on Google)

Pendleton James Pentious

@Thalia