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[schmott_guy]

[In the background is a research lab, though not Gil's. There's various other people in lab coats swarming around some kind of strange rusted hulk in the background. And he's filming it because RP. Don't ask questions.]

Work continues on the artifact we found in the Old City, but at the very least I think we have a good grip on what it was.

It is a large, motorized vehicle of some kind. The configuration suggests it was built for hauling cargo, probably within the confines of some government facility or one belonging to a powerful corporation.

I can't imagine vehicles like this were very common. The infrastructure you'd need to maintain them and use them would be so immense it boggles the mind. Thousands of miles of high quality roads. Massive refueling stations everywhere. Thousands of mechanics who's whole purpose was specifically taking care of them, for such a large machine would need a lot of care. You'd need to build your entire civilization around supporting these vehicles.

And people said MY ideas were outlandish.

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[outtahere]

[He raises an eyebrow slightly.]

I've been kicking around the idea of using Rotoms as a power source myself, actually. I've looked at all the Rotom Cores that've been recovered and built copies, but building a Core that only transfers power rather than converts it isn't quite the same. If we can get a good enough idea of how this engine works though we might be able to combine the two into something functional. This could definitely work.

[A pause, and an annoyed click of his tongue.]

Course, every Rotom I've seen's been an annoying little shit to some degree. Even mine I still have to keep an eye on or it'll fool around and try and scare people. Some kinda safety system to keep it from leaving the moving vehicle it's powering'd be a good idea.

[schmott_guy]

You're not wrong. It would be a stopgap measure until we could come up with something more reliable.

[outtahere]

Stopgap or not, I'd be interested in trying to build one.

[schmott_guy]

Since we're both building something, how about a race?

[outtahere]

Or we could combine our experience and not waste time with one-upmanship.

[He's not a Spark, he knows he'd lose that race. Plus it's more to his benefit if he can make use of Gil's genius along the way.]

[schmott_guy]

[And doesn't it do wonders for Gil's ego to hear it.]

That could also work.