[DAY :042] do androids dream of electric sheep?

[onemind]

[PING. If you happen to be surfing the Concordian extranet, a familiar looking window pops into the browser. --It's familiar at first glance, anyway. This has no identifying user, no chat text box. It might be more easily mistaken for an error message. It says:]

Hello. I'm awake.

[After thirty seconds, the window closes on its own. Should anyone connect one dot to the next and go check in the room where Kellix the skele!droid has been stored, they'll find him-- well, still prone in the made bed, but his optical receptors are lit up and his internal systems seem to be making fairly regular whirring and whizzing noises. That's a good sign, right?

These messages pop up whenever Kellix wakes up, for however short the interval. Hope you like pop-ups.]

Comments

[greentech]

Uh, illegal's not really a problem for me, unless I get caught.

[ Stating the obvious, but hey. ]

I'm willing to try, though, if it'll help. If you can point out someone who's willing to sell, that'd be great. I'd, uh, also need to study some of your components. You know, if you'd be OK with that!

[ She sounds a touch fangirly about studying his technology. ]

[onemind]

Certainly. I have a substantial list of technical retailers and private dealers. [It's perfectly legal to keep lists of businesses and entrepreneurs, of course. What they do on their own time is, conveniently, none of his business.] I can't send it to you in my current mode, but I could dictate it to you if you'd like to copy it down.

[As for messing with his components--]

Some of my pieces will be easier to access than others, but I can give you directions to the ones that you'll be able to get to. You're also welcome to study what's here as well if that helps at all.

[greentech]

I think that'd be great! Uh, studying that is. And directions. I can use those to form an idea what I'm actually dealing with for getting all of this put together and actually usable without it blowing up in my face. Especially since it's so illegal...

[ Getting caught would be bad. Let's avoid that. ]

Give me a sec to get my computer so I can copy this stuff down!

[ She's gone and back in a flash, computer in tow. ]

[onemind]

[Yes, he would prefer she not blow pieces of him up if it's avoidable. They're replaceable, but rather expensive and his owner won't be happy with him if he comes back missing key components.

When she returns and is ready:] The first series of components is in a security deposit locker in Adequate Storage located in Delta Block. The locker number is 6340. The combination to access it is 65-464-578-8. You'll find my secondary cooling unit and sensory feedback drive there. My exterior shell is in a Subspace body shop called The Hack Job. Ask for Vilis Jayson and tell him I sent you. If he gives you problems, ask if his mother is feeling better.

The only other pieces I think you can easily access are in a compartment of the underground. Do you know how to access it? Have any of your colleagues been there yet?

[greentech]

[ Pidge's fingers work rapidly as she takes down notes. She's trying to mentally keep track of all of it as well. There's multiple angles of attack she can take with this, but she wants to be able to run some tests and make sure things work on one before she starts bringing all of the rest together. She's also going to need some help collecting everything. ]

The underground?

[ She frowns and shakes her head. ]

I know I haven't. One of my friends might have. Can you run that past me, though?

[onemind]

The underground is the subcity below sections of Concordia. Most of it has been renovated or collapsed, but there are still a few spaces that exist. It's difficult to access, but many people who prefer to be off the grid spend some time there or use it to move through the city without pinging id terminals and checkpoints.

[There's a trace of surprise there, but he moves on smoothly enough.]

The easiest way to access where I've left my components is to enter the railway maintenance tunnel of the gamma block D line at 601st and Archadin Crossway. Proceed sixty meters down the tunnel going East. On the left hand side you'll find a gap in the tunnel wall which will take you into a network of tunnels. Go straight through the first crossroads, then left, right, left, then through the window on the right. Be careful of the drop on the other side. You'll find a wall compartment in the room and the components inside it.

Be very careful and take a light. You might also consider bringing a weapon in case you run across a stranger.

[greentech]

[ More notes. More instructions to remember. Pidge doesn't mind it, but she's going to have to go over all of this later with a fine-toothed comb to make sure she doesn't mess anything up. Getting this wrong seems like it'd be a very bad idea. Especially since he's telling her to bring a weapon. ]

I think I can handle that part.

[ She's tougher than she looks. ]

You really didn't want anyone to find any of these, did you?

[onemind]

They're very expensive to replace.

[It sounds like he's making a joke.]

[greentech]

I'll try not to break anything.

[ She might be making a joke back. ]

[onemind]

[THANKS PIDGE, YOU'RE A GEM.]