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Hey guys! Got some good news for you.

[Cal smiles as he turns the communicator's camera about to show the Replicator sitting on a worktable within the salvage shop. BD-1 stands on top of it, poking a foot at the light indicators.]

Finally got this thing fixed. It's running apart from the main power grid though, so the output might not be as much as it was before, but it's working now. I can have this thing moved back to the um... "Whale Comb Sent Her" unless anyone has any suggestions for somewhere else.

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Does that mean your schedule's clear? I've got some stuff for you.

Pretty much. Actually I've been meaning to talk to you.

I'll check with my assistant. My rate is hourly.

So what's the going rate these days?

Astronomical. I'm a hot commodity. I'll take BD as a down payment.

Ouch. Sorry, no deal.

Also BD says he's insulted that you think he's only worth a down payment.

I'm not saying he isn't worth a pretty penny. Just that I'm prettier.

He disagrees. Maybe the oil bath I made for him got to his head.

I was going to make fun of you for that, but I'm thinking about it, and it sounds like something I would be into.

I would be willing to do an interview for an oil bath.

Definitely need a bigger vat.

'Vat' is the worst way you could have put that. I will exclusively be talking about this with BD. Send him over. Maybe you can join us for coffee later.

It is what it is! BD says it's fine, more for him. He also says he's busy soaking but if you'd like a moment of his time...

You're right, I'll come to you. Give me a minute, traffics terrible, trains aren't even running.

Sure thing. We won't be going anywhere.

A minute to get across the city to Cal's workshop would have been nice. As it was, while Tony's arm was healing rapidly with the help of Extremis and definitely leagues better than it had been while it was still wrapped, the whole thing felt tender and new and still exhausted him by the time he made it to Cal's workshop from the forge. The cart he hauled came through the door first as Tony kicked it through, thoroughly done with dragging it any further, then he slouched against the doorframe to take a look around the place, unimpressed on principle. "You're in the middle of nowhere. You're basically a hermit out here, you're one of those weirdos off living in the woods," he complained, as though the forge wasn't just as far from the city centre in the opposite direction.

"It wasn't on purpose," Cal replied, as casually as though Tony hadn't just come across the city but the next room over. He was in the process of sorting through a box of parts, picking out a few to set on the counter beside it.

"It's not that far from the city center. Not my fault you decided to hole up way on the other end of the city." He felt the need to point it out, though he wore a smirk as he set another part down so he could turn to give Tony his full attention.

"So what's all this?" He noted the arm and could sense the man's exhaustion, but he remembered how fussing over health issues had gone back at the lake. Instead he pulled over a nearby stool with a brief gesture, letting it settle near enough to Tony as an invitation if he wanted to sit- not at all because he looked about to collapse.

With a delicate hand to his chest, Tony pointed out, "I didn't have a choice," so they were clearly at an impasse, except that Cal was being cruel by not bringing himself closer when he knew Tony had all of this stuff to give him. The least he could do was offer Tony a seat, which Tony gladly stepped around the cart to drape himself into, arms spread across the counter behind him where he had to tip his head back over his shoulder to examine what Cal had been playing with.

His thing first. His thing should have been weeks ago, and would have saved Tony the extra work this painful period had brought upon him. "Full disclosure," he started, "this might be bullshit." Sundance seemed like a straight shooter, but Tony would not be surprised if this was Cayde's version of a very drawn out prank. "But I believe what I have for you is some kind of teleporter. I've got schematics, but it needs a new power system."

Components of some kind, small bits of metal and wiring. Cal eventually did move closer once Tony had settled in some. He tilted his head at him, then glanced at the cart before looking back at Tony.

"A teleporter?" he echoed, brows arching. "How's it supposed to work?" Because wouldn't you know it, they had no such tech back home. He'd get back to power systems but he needed a better idea of the expected output.

"It's kind of like a transporter..." Tony started, tilting his hand back and forth then letting it drop loosely again, looking irritated that Cal wouldn't get his important Star Trek frame of reference. That was the first thing he had to show the kid about Earth culture, if he ever got the chance. "We've got a beacon, and an area of effect. Not unlike your other quality of life project over there, this thing is going to break stuff down and spit it back out. Can't be that hard."

Admittedly it did help to better get an idea of what they were going for after Cal had some experience with the way the replicator was supposed to work. Even that sort of equipment was unheard of back home. The only matter-manipulating anything they had that he'd heard of were of the disruptive, destructive sort.

The padawan started to nod as he pictured what Tony was getting at. "So rather than make something from scratch, we're just moving it between places at a supposedly more manageable size?" He sounded a little dubious even as he said it, eyeing Tony to make sure he'd gotten the right idea. But Tony had said he had schematics, so that would already solve a lot of the problem.

"Definitely sounds like something that'll require a steady power system. How far are we going with this thing? And how big a thing are we aiming to transport?"

The size of the thing hadn't been much of a factor to Tony, making him frown thoughtfully as he considered Cal's framing, scanning over the details that Sundance had dumped on him with a distracted blankness aimed vaguely in the middle of the room. "The guys who gave me the plans said something about it being orbit to surface, but...if we can get a system working that gets fish from the coast to Tommy downtown, I think we've got something."

Tommy seemed a poor choice given how fast he could move on his own, but Cal still nodded at the point made. He did seem impressed at the supposed range that was being originally suggested, however. The potential just for set distances as made in example could still be useful too.

"We'll probably need two separate power systems then. One on the sending end and the other on the receiving. I'm sure we'll be able to work something out. Just gotta sit and hash things out, have a look at those schematics." A shrug. "Unless you wanted to do that now."

"We can multitask. Where's BD?" Tony said, already dumping the plans to Cal's communicator, but sure this process would be much smoother with the droid's projection skills. "What was your thing, is it this?" he continued as he picked up one of the broken components on the counter, twisting it in his hand to try to place it and concluding. "This is nothing. Echo's armour is broken or something, did you know that?" Maybe that was a little obvious.

Pointing along with a nod of his head, Cal pulled out the tablet to set on the counter, glancing at the screen indicating it was receiving data. "He's enjoying a soak in the bath. Well-deserved. I'll get him in a bit."

His attention shifted from the parts to Tony again. "Well, they're not much on their own. I'm going to need a good housing for them- but what's this about Echo and broken armor?" He hadn't been aware of that, and the trooper hadn't said anything. Then again, they'd had other things to discuss that took up much of the focus.

Twisting the component again like he was taunting Cal to try to take it from him and explain what Tony was holding, Tony replied, "He said it was in pieces or something, I don't know, I don't listen to other people's problems. He said he knew you, though, and I thought that was a bit weird, you'd be the guy to ask about that. I'd ask you about my armor. Hey, I've got a question for you." That wasn't at all what Tony meant to get out of testing Cal about Echo, but not he was bouncing up out of his drape against the counter, hands cupped toward each other over his heart as he tried to formulate what he actually had to ask Cal about, and not the whole story. "Cloud said you could show me how to recharge the crystal rods," was how it came out. Maybe he really wasn't all that good at other people's problems.

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tony wants to, I do not, don't make me science

nah totally with you there

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