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[What's up, Lunatia. It's your Texan scientist boy back at it again. He's in his engineering workshop, drinking a Lunatian beer. He's also got a new prosthetic hand. In fact - there's several robotic hands of all kinds of shapes and sizes hanging off the wall behind him. Neat.]

Y'think... hypothetically, birthdays still count 'round here? In a time-space alternate dimension sorta way.

Like if I had a birthday here - again, hypothetically - would that still count as gettin' a year older back home, too?

[He takes another pull from his beer... then shrugs.]

Reckon I'd have to run the numbers.

[ftr this is post is mostly an excuse to not-so-subtly hint that my made-up birthday for Engie is this month]

Comments

permatext!

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Yeah, yeah, I know. You're smart.
But I guess it boils down to what you want to consider.
Though we're in the same boat. I mean I like you and all but I got shit to do back home.

Thanks! Three months late, but I'll take it. ;)

Nice hand by the way. Get tired of the flames?

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Gotta use my PhDs somehow. And trust me, ma'am, no offense taken. I wouldn't hold ya back from what you got goin' on back home.

And thanks. Little bit - needed somethin' more solid than fire, 'a course.

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Jill. C'mon. You know my name, even if you're a southern gent.
Understandable. Kinda hard to do the work you do single-handed.
Working on anything special lately?

[ Even through text her eagerness somehow comes through. ]

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Sorry. My mama'd cross dimensions to kick my hide if I wasn't sayin' my "sir"s and "ma'am"s.

Sure. Besides the odd jobs for folks 'round here... heh. I might've made a friend. Literally speakin'.

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Hey, I didn't forget that you said that already. Promise.
But if we're gonna be friends you can't pull that shit. :(

Ha, really?
When you're comfortable I hope you'll let me take a look-see.

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Whoops. The player I forgot I already told that one. Sorry.

Oh, I don't mind. It's a little dog. Robo-dog.

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Gonna have to work harder to charm me. ;)
Why didn't you say so?
I love dogs. :)

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Mostly 'cause he's still in the works. But I'm almost done.

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Yeah, yeah.
When can I pet it, though?

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In a week, likely.

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So you're gonna let me.
Never had time for a pet back home, but I'm really, really fond of dogs.
Sorry if I can't contain my excitement.
Kind of embarrassing for a thirty-five year old woman, ha ha!

WHOOPS clicked the wrong buttons

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Jill, if you were supposed to stop gettin' excited by thirty-five, life would be a hell of a lot less interestin'.

Besides, I really like dogs too.

THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH I'M COMING BACK

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Hey, some people like being miserable.
I'm a bit of a pessimist, but I'm excited for this. I can't imagine the kind of work put into it. :)

Bet you're a golden kinda guy.

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Goldens are always a good choice. No argument there. I had a lotta labs growin' up, though.