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[out_of_order]

[It's not often he shows himself on the network, and of open addresses such as this he's made none since his arrival. But here Cal is, looking to be in relatively good spirits.]

Jon, looks like the Agrii were on the same page as us.

[He shifts the camera towards a pile on the floor of the building he's in. A pile of parts. For a Replicator, if any of the external pieces are anything to judge by.

Beside them, his droid BD-1 beeps and circles it, one of his lenses flickering to life with blue light that plays over the pieces here and there.

Cal speaks off from the side before eventually flipping his communication device back towards himself.]

So, everyone? Looks like we got ourselves a Replicator, like the ones we had access to on Risa. Kind of a do-it-yourself job, but BeeDee's checking to see if everything's here. He did some preemptive scanning of the functioning ones, so hopefully that should help us figure out how to piece one together.

[Whether it works or not from there is another thing, but Cal's at least hopeful.]

Anyone up for a side project?

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[beholding_archivist]

[ Now that’s a pleasant surprise. And this Archivist also looks equally surprised as, well. Pleased? Is that an expression he is familiar with?

Well. Maybe it’s rather a bit of cautious hopefulness. They could use one of these after all. ]

Unexpected, but I won’t complain.

Do you think you can put it together?

[out_of_order]

Hopefully. Shouldn't be impossible so long as we aren't missing any parts. It'll probably go a lot quicker with others helping, so guess I'll see if anyone else volunteers.

[beholding_archivist]

Unfortunately I can’t claim to be of much help with this. Though I recall talking to a few people that might be able to assist.

Where did you find this anyway?

[out_of_order]

[He nods.] I know at least a couple that know their way around machinery.

Oh, in the... I'm not sure if you saw when the Agrii had a box set up here? The box isn't here anymore so we can't make requests through it- but I guess this is their replacement.

[He smiles crookedly.]

Not without a catch, but it's better than nothing.

[beholding_archivist]

I don't remember having been anywhere with a... Box.

[ And he doesn't really forget stuff these days. Instead he gets random knowledge dumped into his head. If you ever want to hear the fascinating history of horseshoe pitching, he's your guy. ]

Well. If it's gone anyway, I assume we will have to wait and see how this replicator ends up working. I can bring by some tea later if you like.

[ Is he adopting Martin's antics now or simply trying to feel a little less useless? Maybe one is just leading to the other... At least he's not actively aware of it now. ]

[out_of_order]

It's one of the buildings in the city center square. The box was...I guess the Agrii's way of trying to fulfill requests from us, which is where the language barrier really came in.

[Cal shrugs, but he can only agree with Jon in that he hopes this works out better.]

Tea? Sure, I wouldn't mind that.

[A reminder to take a break would probably be a good thing.]

[beholding_archivist]

Then I will be leaving you to your work for now.

And good luck.

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[stabgremlin]

I don't mind helping out, should you need a hand with it.

[He's already starting to get frustrated with his surroundings, and could need a distraction. Some of that frustration is probably visible in his expression.

So a project would be nice.]

[out_of_order]

[Cal grins.]

We'll be glad to have you on board.

[stabgremlin]

Glad to be able to lend a hand. I'm pretty decent with tech.

[Understatement. He is very good with tech, in fact.

He's always liked tasks that require a lot of focus.]

When were you planning to start working on it?

[out_of_order]

You did say you worked on droids. [Which is no small feat, building and programming.]

Oh, the sooner the better, I think. I'm sure people will appreciate having one up and running.

[stabgremlin]

You know, I'd forgotten that I told you about that.

[With everything else, and his brain damage on top of it all.

Is he slipping?

He's totally slipping. He should do something about that.] Guess I'll start heading your way, then.

[out_of_order]

[He tilts his head a little at that. Too much vacation, maybe?]

Great. We're here in the...

Not sure if you're familiar with where the...ask box from the Agrii was?

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[tiedonastring]

I can assist if you need it.

[out_of_order]

Thanks. I'm sure we'll definitely need it.

[tiedonastring]

Do you wish me to stop by now or later?

[out_of_order]

Whenever you like. BeeDee and I are mostly getting parts sorted at the moment, and Cipher Nine said he'd be along.

[tiedonastring]

Right. I'm working on a particular piece right now, so once I get to a comfortable stopping point, I'll stop by. Where you are located?

[out_of_order]

[A nod.]

I'm in the building where the Agrii used to have a box set up for supply requests. Do you remember it?

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[kallig]

It'll certainly be more reliable than the box. Which is to say, our dear overlords did something intelligent for once.

[He can admit that much.]

Have you gotten enough volunteers to put it together?

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[out_of_order]

[He laughs a little at that.]

That box was definitely...something.

I've gotten a couple of bites and we've been picking our way at this thing. Still keeping an ear out for anyone else that might know their way around machinery. I don't think we'd need too many more but if not, we'll do what we can.

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[kallig]

It definitely was.

[Altair had some good luck with it- but some very bad luck, too.]

You could luck out, of course. But it's good that we have something more reliable now.

[Some more control in their hands rather than in the hands of the Agrii.]

I'd offer to help, but I don't know much about machinery at all- beyond knowing things about the medical machinery found in the hospital here, thanks to the data point. At home though there was never much need for me to learn. Guess I lucked out in finding someone to take care of my ship.

[Still, it is a skill he lacks. Maybe he should take the time to learn a thing or two. Just in case.

And just mentioning home makes him miss his people a little.]

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[out_of_order]

Well, once we get it up and running, anyway.

[Cal shrugs.]

It's fine. I'm not going to claim I'm an expert at machines but I've been around enough to have a good idea about how to read schematics and piece things together.

Not sure how much help even the engineering data point would be for this considering the technology isn't from here.

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[kallig]

Hopefully everyone collected enough supplies to bring back from Risa to last until then.

[He knows he brought back a lot. Not just for his personal use, but for the hospital as well.]

If it's you and others who're working on it, I'm sure you'll manage. It's unfortunate that in this case I'm of no use- other than to boost morale, though I doubt that's necessary.

[He's joking.]

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[out_of_order]

[He nods at that, having certainly spent most of the time there himself getting things that would be useful for the inevitable return to Agra 10.]

Thanks.

[Cal grins a bit.]

And if no one else will appreciate, at least I will.