[From the background, Banzu seems to be standing on the balcony of his workshop's little tower, looking out over the ocean.]

"Traditional" wouldn't let you get instant responses from people nowhere near you. Traditional also means unpredictable behavior from your ride and having something around that dies if you don't feed it all the time and can't be fixed if it breaks.

I can make you a rod. Not gonna "spot" you one though.