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[servomotor]

GOOD MORNING ZION

[It's about 8:00 in the evening; the vast majority of shops closed and dinners eaten.]

I HAVE A HOVERSHIP AND NO ONE TO CREW IT

WORK FOR ME. RESEARCH AND CIVILIAN/MILITARY CONTRACTS. IT'S BETTER THAN WORKING FOR THE ZDG FULL-TIME BY AN IMMEASURABLY HUGE PERCENTAGE. I KNOW, I COULD SET THE BAR HIGHER, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT

ETA 1 WEEK TO COMPLETE REPAIR/RETROFIT. NO AUTOMATED RETRACTING STRIPPER POLES THIS TIME (MORE OF A PROMISE THAN A REGRET)

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[servomotor]

THAT'S OKAY WE CAN SEE HOW YOU DO IN THE COCKPIT IF YOU FEEL LIKE COMING IN

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER NOW

THE MORE WHIMSICAL AND ECCENTRIC THE BETTER OUR SITCOM WILL BE

[nightride]

time/place?

[servomotor]

DROP YOU A LINE WHEN SHE LOOKS OPERATIONAL

YOU CAN CONFIRM FOR ME

SHOULDN'T BE MORE THAN 5 DAYS

locked, no longer anonymous;

[nightride]

.

[There's no display name attached to this number, but at least it's a number.]

locked;

[servomotor]

[Noted. It's valuable information, for all that Tony just says]

ARE YOU THIS ELOQUENT IN REAL LIFE

locked forever;

[nightride]

are you this loud?

[heh heh]

[servomotor]

[rude]

YYNN

I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE A MUMBLING PROBLEM

EVERYONE LISTENS TO ME ANYWAYS

[medium degree of 'everyone']

[nightride]

[Do they have a choice? This crosses his mind, but no, maybe he shouldn't if he wants this guy to let him play with the new baby. Instead:]

it could be less than five days if you wanted.

[servomotor]

OH REALLY

I COULD USE A NAP AT SOME POINT TOMORROW I GUESS

[that's maybe approximating a yes]

ARE YOU GONNA CALL IN SICK

[nightride]

i can come by after.

[You know, when real human beings (see what I did there) would be thinking about food or sleep or something. Seems like someone's always telling him to go home.]