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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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[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.]