text; shakily handwritten on one of those hotel notepads with a leaky pen

[moreweaponsthanyou]

first thing first, what's the date and time?

SECOND: THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: IF YOU SEE AN ODD LOOKING MACHINE WITH A STRANGE GLOWING SYMBOL AND LOTS OF INVITING BUTTONS DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE URGE TO TOUCH SAID MACHINE. IT WILL BE TRAUMATIZING.

so much trauma. and near death by drowning.

BEFORE I FORGET SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL THE COPS; THERE'S A DEAD BODY IN THE POOL. damnit i think i recognize that face too. it's the guy who was screaming about cultists getting him a couple days ago.

thunder corp owes me a new phone, pretty sure mine is dead. ALSO BY DROWNING.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Are you a spook in training then? Because then you'll REALLY have to work on the intimidating-but-not-really act.

[Fil wasn't serious; he hasn't thought about this all very deeply. The closest guess he had was the government trying to get Eugene and those who had giant robots to reverse-engineer them.]

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[buildyourworld]

God, no. I can't even begin to fathom what a failure I would be if I'm one.

[ He chuckles, glad for the distraction Fil provided. ] I told you before, I'm an engineer.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Glad you know your own weakness. I'd make a pretty bad spy myself.

[They got out of the elevator and let's see...turn left then left again and there was his room number.]

Trying to reverse engineer your giant robots then? That's what I'd do.

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[buildyourworld]

[ He gives a light shrug and follows after Fil and waits for him to open the door. ] That's my official job description. If they think I can reverse engineer a giant war machine with technology our world hasn't even come up with, they are more naive than I am.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[It takes Fil two swipes before the door will open. Fil's already staring hungrily at the bed.]

Hey, whatever makes them sleep better at night, especially if they think they have things under control.

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[buildyourworld]

My thought exactly.

[ He doesn't enter the room, but instead remains outside the door. ]

Well then, I'll leave you to clean up and rest.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[Fil lifts one hand in good bye, already heading for the bed and kicking his shoes off.]

Thanks again. I'll talk to you later.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[Fil lifts one hand in good bye, already heading for the bed and kicking his shoes off.]

Thanks again. I'll talk to you later.

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[buildyourworld]

Dry yourself up properly, I'll tell the whole network if you caught a cold in Vegas, of all places.

[ And he closes the door behind him before Fil can response, smirking as he walks off to head back to work. ]