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[Isaac initializes the video remotely, and when it comes on, it's clear something has probably gone amiss with whatever he was trying to accomplish. He has the bottom half of an EVA suit on and is pulling on the top half as the video commences. He doesn't look precisely impressed when he looks over to the communicator.]

So, these powers aren't as easy as they sound. [He pulls on the top of the suit and fastens it around his chest, heaving a sigh as he does so.]

Anybody else having any trouble with the powers the Porters have you? How are you practicing? [He figures just learning focus should be enough, but who's counting?] Personally, I think they should have come with an instruction manual.

[Still looking a little perturbed, he moves over to the communicator and picks it up.]

Speaking of instruction manuals, does anyone know where I can get, I don't know, a textbook or something on the fundamentals of "modern" structural engineering? It's...the job they gave me, but I'm a Ship Engineer. I don't build buildings...especially not with...the tools available around here. [And what is the internet? Seriously. We haven't used anything like that in nearly five hundred years.] It'd be a big help.

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Well, in my experience, powers don't really have manuals. It's all about experimentation. [ A pause. ]

But, engineering is a little easier. Structural engineering is actually pretty close to what I do.

[Ellie finds this far more amusing than she probably should. Which is nice, it's been a long time since either of them have experienced amusing things.]

Is that your power then? To manifest one of your suits?

There's two options. Which one you use depends on if you're a terrible person or not.

[ have a curious blue robot! ]

An instruction manual would be practical.
However, no such information is readily available.
That would be too easy.

Is that suit something that you crafted yourself?

I could write you one, I guess. What do you need to know?

[Yes, the three year old child is apparently sincere in this offer.]

...You got a power from the Porter?

[GUESS WHO DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS A THING THAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE HE ALREADY CAME IN WITH HIS OWN POWER HAHAHAA.]

[That's the first thing he pays attention to about this post, anyway, but then a Thought occurs to him. He points to that suit with one finger.]

Diiiid you build that?

[Because. He still sure does have a wrecked suit he needs fixed.....]

Yeah...that's what I'm doing at the moment. [A beat.] What'd you get saddled with?

Really? And here I thought you smelled like a politician to me.

[He nods. He realizes he got the bad end of this particular stick.]

Yeah, and all the abilities that normally come with it. What about you?

Oh, er -- I mean, I am a politician. I was a civil engineer. When I showed up here, they decided why not give me both? I guess hey knew I was a workaholic.

[ Eyyyy let's not talk about his powers. ]

[I'm sorry, what?]

Just what are you suggesting?

[He just stares for a moment because...uh...we don't have robots like that.]

...uh...yeah. A manual would be great, but you have a point.

...and uh, no. No, I didn't make this. It's an Engineering-Class EVA suit.

For finding things out. It depends if you have a soul or not.

...but you're just a kid.

[You know what, Isaac? Judging like that doesn't mean anything. You were teleported to an alternate Earth.]

I don't even know where to start? The structural technology in this world is about 500 years before mine.

...I'm pretty sure we all did, Kotetsu.

[And he shakes his head at the question.]

I improved on the original design a lot, but it started out a standard EVA suit. Why?

I'm not just a kid.

[Excuse you, Isaac.]

Well, statics is easy, and none of the math is gonna be any different, but you'll probably find the materials constraints frustrating. Mostly steel and concrete without polymer or ceramic composites.

[Val can design a skyscraper or a spaceship, so she's a good person to bridge the gap.]

They put you in charge of urban planning? Harsh. [He shakes his head.] But I guess it makes sense if you're in to dealing with bureaucrats.

That could be useful if you can master it. [It could be worse.] I got a few things.

I wouldn't say in charge. I just fuck around and draw buildings. It's honestly no different than what I used to back home, before [ his accident/small> ] I became a politician.

...you want me to experiment on other people? It...doesn't work that way.

I like how your mind works. But no.

There's the internet. Or [and said as though she were mentioning 'satan' or 'torture'] the library.

Yeah, that's pretty obvious.

[A pause.]

This is going to be a lot of fun. [Sarcasm, yes yes.]

Civil is boring, anyway.

[Not sorry, Mitch.]

Yeah. [He narrows his eyes.] That really doesn't answer the questions, Ellie.

Well, you got one up on me, then. Maybe we can put our heads together.

Oh, I'm sure we could. It might not be a bad idea, regardless. I'm sure we're going to be working together, in some form or fashion.

Having a good dynamic ahead of time'll help out later.

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