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[playingtough]

_{[The video feed clicks on to show the inside of Billy's beach abode. There's no sign of him, as the comm device is showing his sister's Walkman instead with a couple of candles made by Tommy to illuminate it. There's a stack of tape cases next to it, and then Billy's hand and arm come into view to tap the device.]}

Anyone got a full tape player here in the city? Even better is one with two decks. I just can't keep sleeping with my headphones on.

_{[The past few nights have been bad ones, they always were this time of year, but only very few people knew that. He taps the Walkman again, hard this time, which upsets it and the hand scrambles to set it upright again.]}

And it's gotta be powered by those crystals, since we don't seem to have anything else as batteries.

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[tempredmental]

[He laughed a little in response.]

Okay... that I think we can work with. [He tilted his head and headed for the replicator.] So, uh...

Computer. One Philips D8578 tape deck.

[The computer chimed, and the space in the console filled with a shimmering blue light before the stereo in question appeared.]

Tada...

{OOC: I had a tapedeck like that as a kid. Haha.}

[playingtough]

<sub>[Billy follows behind at a polite distance before just standing next to Keith at the replicator. He knew it could make candy. And cigarettes. But a full electronic accessory? He wonders if it could've made his car before he got it here.

He perks up as the light shimmers into the familiar shape of the tape deck he had circled in the flyer years ago before brightening into a grin.]</sub>

Holy fuck it actually worked! That's so much easier than trying to build one myself. I got enough on my hands fixed up my car.

_{He reaches into his pocket to pull out one of the Metallica tapes he can scavenged from Eddie's room. It's easy work to open the deck and slip it in before closing it. He hits 'play' and after adjusting the volume from off, he hears the steady music.]}

Hell yeah, this will definitely work.

[tempredmental]

[Well, a car would have been too big for the replicator pad, unless Billy wanted a toy version.]

Yeah, I think we'd need a bigger replicator for something big like a car. [Keith shrugged.]

But, yeah. You've got yourself a relic now.

[He had to toss that last part in.]

[playingtough]

_{[Absolutely not!]}

Yeah, that's what I figured. Cars are too big, stereos are not. Good to know in case I need more music or something.

_{[The tease gets a glare.]} Things are better in the 80s anyways. I can drink and smoke whenever I want for starters.

_{[That's not the flex you think it is, Billy.]}

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded and then raised an eyebrow.]

Somehow, I don't think that's the brag you think it is.

[This from someone who preferred not to do either... especially smoking. Keith was a fighter and staying in shape for surprise fights was important to him. Couldn't do that drunk or hacking up a lunge from smoker's cough.]