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FROM: SUBJECT: JUN & HARU Hey Var, do you got a moment? JUN Just so you know, I'm fine, but I might be harder to contact. EVE Hey Varian, are you on this train? JUN Hey honey, where are you? GIL The Cube 4 GIL The Cube 3 JUN Hey Var, is this a good time to run a rather personal ethical dilemma by you? JUN Oh hey, lumber! GIL The Cube 2 GIL The Cube 1 RATIO Some while back... JUN I'm fine, I went to my room. KNI I am sorry. RATIO I will be going back to teaching on Monday. NOCTIS you okay there? JUN Date BLADE Varian. How are you doing? NOCTIS hey, you’re an engineer. JUN birthday NOCTIS hey, it's noctis. from the park? BLADE A little bird told me... ZHONGLI Hello. This is Zhongli BLADE This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you... ROSE You’re Varian, right? AMAL Loser gets adopted FERN Heyyyy V, you busy? DANNY Birthday AMAL Happy nameday to the best scientist I know! JUN Are you busy? There's something I wanted to ask you. AMAL hey varian FERN hey i just realized something great DANNY Hey. I know you're probably busy with everything... ZODIAC Happy Holiday from Zodiac! CLAUDE Hey Varian. You there? ZELOS Heeeey Varian! I'm sure you're busy... FIVE I know you might be busy right now but... FERN heyyy, did you see that guy...

TO: SUBJECT: JUN Two questions. BLADE Hey, hey hey, Blade. JUN Birthday VASH I figure it's probably about time we talk, huh? JUN 愛してるよ ???!!! AMAL Dad? You home? JUN Forgt anyting nuice I said aboout space KNI Happy birthday, Kni! MIKLEO Hey, Mikleo. Jun said it'd be okay to message you... YUUKI So hey, do you think you could... JUN So. Uh. That happened. ELLIOT Hi, Elliot. Can I talk to you about something? AMAL Dad, something happened to Fern. DANNY Hey, Bud. I've got some bad?? news? EVE Hey, Eve. I wanted to make sure AMAL Happy birthday, Dad! AMAL Hey, could I get your opinion on something? VASH Hi there! Texting ahead of time like you asked. FERN Happy birthday, you. FERN Day of Hearts WILL Hey, Will. When are you free? I've got your... ELLIOT ...Hey, Elliot. Can I ask your advice on something? SNOW Hey, you available? ELLIOT Elliot? I'm- I'm really sorry to bother you... AUGUST Hey. Can I ask a follow-up question after my last one? DANNY Hey. There's something important I need to talk to you about. FIVE Hey, I was thinking we should probably talk MOANA Hey. Remember me saying we probably needed to talk... ELLIOT Um. Hey. I wondered if we could talk. AMAL Hey. Are you busy? Can we talk? HUNTER Just so you're aware... AUGUST Can I ask some advice? DANNY Hey, Danny! I think I've figured out something... KEN Hey! The figure you wanted is all finished.

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Comments

text; un: midnightfishing

[illucesco]

hey, you’re an engineer.

could you, hypothetically speaking, make a small bomb? how long would that take?

[He’s staring at the prophecy post right now and thinking about how his magic ice bombs might not be enough for whatever’s coming.]

[droptheious]

[!!! YES!!! His time has come!!! Be cool about this, Varian. Be cool.]

YES!!

I mean, sure. I could for sure build a bomb. How long it takes depends on how potent you need it to be. Also, do you want it to just explode or do something else?

[illucesco]

i don't need it to be incredibly potent or to do anything really fancy, i just need it to explode when i throw it. i also need it to be something i can store and carry safely—if i get into a fight i don't want the bombs to explode because i got thrown against a wall too hard.

[droptheious]

That's totally workable! I can only make one a day for...some reason I've never quite understood, but I can totally put something like that together. I can add it so it has a specific trigger on it so you don't have to worry about accidental detonation.

One one wants to accidentally lose a hand! Ha Ha.

[illucesco]

three of them should be fine. i don't think i'm gonna need to use them for a while. [He's going to regret typing this in a few days.] i'd appreciate the trigger, thanks. i'm a little attached to both hands.

how much do you want for it? i know it'll take a while so i want to compensate you fairly.

[droptheious]

Most people are- that what wrists are for. Ha ha, science joke. Anyway, that's not a problem, I can totally pull that off for you.

[A year ago, he would have insisted on doing it for free, desperate to validate the multitude of second chances he's been given- feeling he owes the world what he can do for nothing in return. He's finally moved past that- long as it's taken him to do. ]

I'll get to the drawing board and send you an invoice once I have an idea of what it'll cost. I can get them done in a pretty short length of time at least. I don't have anything major going on now finals are over.

[illucesco]

take as long as you need, i don't mind. probably better to meet up in person to hand it off when you're done, though, or we'd both have some explaining to do.

oh? how'd finals go?

[droptheious]

Yeah that's probably smart. I didn't long get out of my apprenticeship with POKEGO. I don't wanna get into too much trouble.

Pretty good! I'm waiting for my results and then I'm hoping to take a few classes in college along with my POKEGO work.

[illucesco]

yeah, i think your dad might kill me if i did get you in trouble over something like this.

hey, if you ever need any extra credits, you can come work for my gaming studio. we've got a lot of programmers but we wouldn't say no to an engineer. i'll compensate you also with actual money—i've been an unpaid intern before and it sucked.

[droptheious]

Oh yeah, he really, really would.

Oh thanks! I admit the... coding and general electronics parts are where I struggle a little, so I'd appreciate the leg-up on that one.

[illucesco]

[And he wouldn’t even fight Amal if that happened!]

i’ll help get you up to speed on those. honestly, sometimes i forget people struggle with modern-day tech, i’m so used to it that it seems intuitive to me. it’ll be good to have the reminder.

btw if i do start spouting off about technology and you get lost in all the jargon, stop me any time. [He very carefully does not say anything about spouting off about fishing.]

[droptheious]

[Wise move, honestly!]

Great! Thank you. It's something that's always been kinda tricky for me. I mean, I've been in this world for nearly two years now so I'm way better than I used to be, but it's something I for sure need to work on.

Hah. I'll hold you to that one. Don't worry, I'll let you know if you lost me- you could probably tell by the staring into the middle distance I'd be doing.

[He has accepted all fishing talk is just gonna be what it'll be. ]

[illucesco]

it took my dad a while to get the hang of his smartphone too, if that helps. he used to say that the blackberry era should've lasted longer.

"blackberry" is a phone brand btw. they were smartphones with keyboards like you'd see on a computer. used to be popular, then other smartphone brands started getting better and better and blackberry just never managed to keep up.

you know, it's funny, i'm more than familiar with people staring into the middle distance while i talk.

[droptheious]

Thank you for the clarification, I was about to ask. Actually, that sounds really clever? I like the idea of having a keyboard attached - it makes typing so much easier!!

[Varian remains the youngest boomer to ever be.]

Is it from all the fish talk?

[illucesco]

you'd have gotten along well with my old man. he said that too.

if they still worked i'd tell you where to get one, but they went defunct two years ago. all their software doesn't work anymore, you'd just have a fancy brick on your hands. sorry.

yes.

[droptheious]

That probably doesn't help defend myself from the old man allegations I've have been pointed at me.

I wish I could say I'm surprised- technology seems to go defunct so quickly in this time period. It's so weird. People move on fast.

Thought so. That'd about go it for most people.

[illucesco]

not at all.

call it a shortened attention span. people like new things, but something will be new for only so long.

fishing is fun though.

[droptheious]

Oh wow, I HAVE noticed that. I guess that works with a lot of future stuff- people want everything right away and then once they get it they get bored and it's over.

Sure. I never really did much of it. But it looks relaxing?