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[Vin has approximately zero idea what she's doing - and it shows. The recording starts with her eyeball pressed up against the camera, and a voice, muffled by her face pressed against the microphone, insisting that this is not how it's done. Jerking back, she stares blankly at the screen for a few seconds, moving side to side, tracking her own appearance in the playback software. She turns to the side.]
Are you sure this is right?
[She is assured that, yes, this is right, and she ought to pay attention to what she's doing instead of talking to him. Scowling slightly at Henry, Vin turns back to the screen.]
Hello. [An awkward pause where a nice, normal greeting should go. Something like "it's nice to meet you." Vin is very bad at being people.] I was wondering if-- you're sure this is working? [A huff. She turns back.]
Is anyone here familiar with metallurgy? I can pay for your time. And provide materials.
Are you sure this is right?
[She is assured that, yes, this is right, and she ought to pay attention to what she's doing instead of talking to him. Scowling slightly at Henry, Vin turns back to the screen.]
Hello. [An awkward pause where a nice, normal greeting should go. Something like "it's nice to meet you." Vin is very bad at being people.] I was wondering if-- you're sure this is working? [A huff. She turns back.]
Is anyone here familiar with metallurgy? I can pay for your time. And provide materials.
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Since they're easily obtainable, I would keep it at seventy-five. We're talking one kilo ingots. You need iron, steel, pewter, tin, zinc and brass, correct?
[He'll have to make it a point to keep this transmission on the top of his list.]
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How easily can you obtain copper?
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[She sounds concerned; a lack of copper definitely troubles her.]
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Well, I really won't know for sure until I can take a better look.
[He tries the door at first but finds it locked. He looks at the knob and grins.]
I found some. We're fine. Yes, it's obtainable.
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Can I amend my order, then? Copper, bronze, electrum, and duralumin? If the gold and silver for electrum aren't going to be easy to find... you can leave that one out. The bronze needs to be mixed twelve percent tin to eighty-eight percent copper, and the duralumin ninety-six percent aluminum to four percent copper.
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[Now Lee is full on business. If he can manage to find the gold and silver, he could do a lot with that and that would mean making his boards again. He just needed the silicon and acid to begin with.]
That's a tall order.
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[She muses on this for a moment, not wanting to seem too eager. Still, she has no idea what reasonable costs are here so it's not like she can say no to him. But the electrum is, in her mind, the most important. She gives him a nod.]
Done.
In the future, I might be able to provide the metal for you. Will that lower the cost?
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[He's now taking apart that door to get to the copper with a Leatherman.]
Still, I need to find them myself so a little scavenging is beneficial for the time being.
[He sets the device on his bent knee as he kneels to begin his work. An idea comes to his mind that the glass, since there's a ton of it, can be melted down to make silica. It's all a matter of time.]
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You'll contact me when you're done?
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[Lee is like this sometimes when he has a job to do. He's always doing something.]
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Vin... [Her hesitation is slight, but it's there.] Just Vin. Thank you, Lee.
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[A sharp pull from the assemble and the wood crumbles away from the metal.]