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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]

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I wouldn't have assumed that, more that I was hoping no one tried to hurt you. I'm glad you're unharmed, however.

And I would greatly appreciate the assistance with lessons; I'm hoping he can behave himself as he grows older and laze around the clinic to set people at ease.

You'll have to let me know when this hypothetical birthday may be. I can arrange something special.

( It's gonna be her. She's the "something special". )

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Sure. Bring 'im over sometime. Hell, I got a new friend myself. Maybe they'll get along.

Hypothetically, it's the 19th. You ain't gotta do anything special, though. I'm easy. I like drinking beer and grilling steak on my birthday.

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Oh! Is that so? It may be a few weeks yet until he's big enough to get around or begin to play, but I can certainly do so. I'm still having to bottle-feed him formula every couple of hours.

( Which means he's still far too young and his eyes are barely opened, and he should technically still be with his mother. But circumstances what they were and all, he's her responsibility now. As for his birthday, however: )

Do you only like to drink beer and grill steaks on your birthday, then?

( He knows that mischievous tone, let alone the look sparkling in her eyes. )

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Fair enough. He's a tiny thing now, that's for sure.

[That... well, his "new friend" is going to be a robot dog. With personality and AI processing, of course, but he knows better than to test run it near an actual newborn.

And oh-hoh, he DOES know that voice.]

Well, not only.

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Mm, but seeing the parents, he's going to be quite large even as the "runt". And who is your new friend?

( It's... The Voice. And The Brow Raise. What does one get a man who can build anything? Smang is usually a pretty good alternative. )

Provided you'll have time in your schedule, at least, I'm sure we could find something else you'll like to do.

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A metal friend, actually - if you're comfortable with that. Dog-sized, though.

I think we could work somethin' out.

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Are you going to build a pet? I'll be quite interested to see!

And yes, I think we can. Weren't we discussing working on a synthetic skin, at one point? Maybe a lab date.

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Been buildin' one. Fella's actually almost done.

I'd like that.