Still counts. Is there anything you're really into?
My sister, she... [ a beat. clears her throat. ] My sister used to make stuff all the time. Mostly smokebombs and things like that, but she was a smart one.
I don't know... Usually, I just read about these things, or watch people while they build things... whether it's the research team, or a great scientist...
[ if she notices the hitch, there's no clear reaction. ] ... Your sister sounds like an incredible person.
Sure, she was. She would've liked you, I think. [ a little smile. ] I'm not the smart one of the two of us, but if you ever feel like you want to tinker with stuff, we could probably find something to fiddle with.
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Oliver? Friend of yours?
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[ there are a few flecks of soot that rise from her head while she thinks on it.
after a little more fiddling with the glove, she removes her hand from it. ]
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but she'll take the glove when kate takes her arm out. there's another hiss-clank of a sound, and then vi sets it down with ease. ]
You an inventor, then? Or maybe want to be?
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My sister, she... [ a beat. clears her throat. ] My sister used to make stuff all the time. Mostly smokebombs and things like that, but she was a smart one.
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[ if she notices the hitch, there's no clear reaction. ] ... Your sister sounds like an incredible person.
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Sure, she was. She would've liked you, I think. [ a little smile. ] I'm not the smart one of the two of us, but if you ever feel like you want to tinker with stuff, we could probably find something to fiddle with.
I'm not so bad with a wrench.
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... It might be fun, to try taking something apart and seeing how it works. [ warmly. ]
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Awesome. [ her own reply is genuinely pleased, as she pushes her hair back out of her face. holds out a hand to shake on it. ]
Then Mechanics Vi and Kate it is.
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she shakes her hand. a little bit sooty. ]
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