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[stuck_mynock]

Atton's at a booth, a leather bag by his side and several mechanical parts on the table, which he's slowly piecing together.

Botherable.

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[ostro_goth]

"Greetings, Atton Rand," Teja says, approaching with tea and curiosity. "What is that going to be?"

[stuck_mynock]

"Spy-bug-things. Fly about and watch things."

[ostro_goth]

"Who would you have it watch, then?" Teja asks.

[stuck_mynock]

"It's not for me, somebody else asked for it."

[ostro_goth]

"So, if I find one of those in my bathroom," Teja says, "I will know that you are innocent of them, and just drown it -- electrics, I take it, are adverse to water?"

[stuck_mynock]

"Yeah, submerging it should do the trick."

[ostro_goth]

"Not that I expect one to turn up around me," Teja says. "Why would anyone spy on a dead Goth?"

[stuck_mynock]

"I'm not sure. Practical joke?"

[ostro_goth]

"That would be singularily unfunny," Teja says. "In my room, I only ever lie about, in the bath-tub or before the fireplace, listening to classical music; and a friend gave me a gadget which allows me to do so aloud, now. I think there is an invention called radio that does the job much better."

[stuck_mynock]

"Yeah, that doesn't exactly sound like a barrel of laughs."

[ostro_goth]

"I would say it sounds supremely boring to all but me," Teja says. "But the droid, I must tell you, is anything but boring -- it is providing me with much challenge and exercise. I changed its name, also, as the letters and numbers made no sense to me."

[stuck_mynock]

"Good. I'd hate t'think it was boring."

[ostro_goth]

"No. In fact, it is fun."

Pause.

"Yes, I think I said so, just now."

[stuck_mynock]

"You did. Memory problems?"

[ostro_goth]

"No, I was just amazed that I said something was 'fun' for me," Teja says.

[stuck_mynock]

"Oh, right. Does that not happen a lot, then?"