mental link | Day: 38

[earthborn]

( Some of you may have noticed a fire, not too long ago. Or maybe you were busy, fair enough. )

[Shepard's broadcast is just that; open, conversational. Let's have a little chat, all of you. The fire last night burned through a fair portion of the Descendants' dormitory, destroying property and causing distress. Deaths? Don't worry about it. Shepard certainly isn't.]

( I would like to formally take responsibility for that incident. Don't worry, we didn't get caught, this isn't my first time setting fire to something-- no, Sam, it was fine, I had it under control. More to the point, we happened to acquire a bunch of junk, including some tech Pidge has been making good use of-- You're welcome, by the way. ) [This addendum delivered with no particular malice. All the blame and none of the credit, that's how it always goes. ( As for the rest, I have it; decent haul, some of which might be relevant, some of which might just be that I've stolen somebody's junk mail for all I know. )

[Always a risk with smash-and-grab]

( Anybody who thinks they might have some insights, feel free to have a look. )

Comments

[greentech]

( Intoxication and electronics don't mix. )

[ There's a beat. A pause. ]

( Maybe after I finish. )

[100mitsubishis]

[Pidge, Pidge, Pidge. Close to the right answer, but not quite. He'll help steer her in the proper direction.]

( I'm talking about something that will open up our minds. If I'm gonna copy it, I need to know everything it can do. )

[greentech]

( Look, you can do what you want, but I'm not going to operate machinery while I think my hand is the coolest thing in the universe to look at. I don't want to break it before we even get anywhere... )

[100mitsubishis]

( We can go softer than last time. )

[A sad face is sent along the mental link, as if he were sliding into her DMs at two in the morning.

:(]

[greentech]

[ Quiznak. ]

( After we finish. After. )

[100mitsubishis]

[He'll try another angle. Slippery as an eel with a fresh coat of sea slime.]

( How much do you have figured out? )

[greentech]

( I have to basically work out an intake mechanism and then rig something to actually ping when it finds whatever it is we're looking for in the area... )

[100mitsubishis]

( Okay. )

[What he means is: say it again so I can understand.]

[greentech]

( I need to figure out a way to make it pick the right thing to detect and then alert me about it. )