I'm a doctor, not an engineer

[bornsnarky]

[there's a massive conglomeration of junk that somehow looks like a solar-powered MACHINE of some sort, off under the trees

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[bornsnarky]

[wipes forehead with back of hand, leaving a huge grease stain across it]

Oh, hey!

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[watching the machine with a certain amount of trepidation, but glances up at your voice]

...?

[bornsnarky]

I'm failing at machinery. You wanna help?

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[looking even more warily at the device, then back at you]

Me, sir?

[bornsnarky]

...yeah, you? You can kick it if you want. Might make you feel better?

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[is now looking at the machine as though it may bite him]

What does it do?

[bornsnarky]

[brow furrowed]

Makes drinks?

You all right?

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How does it do that?

I'm fine, thank you.

[bornsnarky]

You realise you're smaller, right?

I'm not exactly sure. Technology is not my friend.

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[not quite paying attention] ...Smaller than what?

Oh. I've never seen anything like that before at all.

[bornsnarky]

Than you were?

Me neither, well, not quite. We have machines on my ship, but I generally stay away from 'em.

This is reminding me why.

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Some people here told me, but I don't remember.

You have a ship? Is it like the Sunny?

[bornsnarky]

[gentle] You don't remember being bigger? I've had memory problems, too. Not fun.

I don't know the Sunny. What's it like?

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[shakes his head]

You have?

It's a boat! It's on the lake here. My friend lives there.

[bornsnarky]

Ah, that sounds fun. No, my ship's a spaceship, called Enterprise.