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[assonant]

[ From the perspective, someone's got his communicator propped up on a shelf or a windowsill.

The view encompasses Aoba, his desk, and the remains of four computers, four tablets, three smart phones, three remotes of nebulous origin, and a...toaster oven? From the organized chaos of metal, plastic, casing, wires, tools, and junk food, someone's been working at this a while. ]

Okay, I just have a quick request. If you have any computers or electronic devices that you don't want or that you're going to throw away, can I have them?

I need them for something.

Comments

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They do, though I'd recommend finding a place that specializes in second-hand clothing. You'll have more luck in finding good things.

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[assonant]

I'm mainly after cheap right now. ...and big.

Ren's a lot bigger than me.

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[selfequipped]

Did you happen to get a job that allows you to work with that stuff?

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[assonant]

Clothes, or computer parts?

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[selfequipped]

Computer parts.

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[assonant]

Oh, oh yeah. I work as a computer repair technician for an IT department.

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[selfequipped]

Well, I figure this goes without saying, but see what scraps they have in the back. Don't those places have a store room filled with that stuff?

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[assonant]

.... [ Aoba glances back at the chaos on his desk that had once been several whole machines. ] I cleaned them out already, actually.

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[selfequipped]

Ohhh.

[She grins instead of looking sheepish.]

Well, that makes sense.

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[assonant]

The tech here is pretty interesting, I'll tell you that. Some of it is really old-fashioned; I found displays that used tubes. But some of it is better than what I have at home.

Everything where I'm from is about being small and convenient. Here, people seem to want big and flashy as much as they want convenient.

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[selfequipped]

I bet you could make a killing off trying to help them make everything smaller. The government is probably dying for things like that.

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[assonant]

You think so? I know some stuff, but I'm not an expert...

I could make a few schematics, maybe.

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[selfequipped]

Well, I think so, and even if you aren't an expert, you can still help them out.

[She considers that for a moment.]

Assuming you don't mind the tech ending up in their hands.