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[spideyfanone]

[It's hard to be sure of the camera's angle, but it's definitely propped up somehow, with the speaker hanging upside-down from the ceiling, because why not. Scrawny, scruffy, in his early teens, and some kind of fuzzy, blue elf-demon. When he speaks, it's with a clipped Brooklyn accent.]

So... the turtle is new and different. I've done space whales, but not reality-turtles.

Anyway. Longshot, but any of my team here? Lookin' for a General James Howlett especially, or Miz Alison Blaire? ...Hercules? ...Emmaline Frost-Summers? I mean, she doesn't even like me and I think she's a goddess now, but worth a shot.

Guessing not, though, so does anybody need somethin' fixed? Because I hate being bored, and unless somebody's got a mission that needs doing, I'mma be a huge pain in the butt.

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[alpha_squad_leader]

No, I just feel bad for you during the summer. [He offers a small smile.] Maybe that's a project you could work on here? Wearable, portable heating and cooling systems. A friend of mine has a cooling one since Summer is bad for him too but maybe you can make more?

[spideyfanone]

Heating, maybe. Cooling is tricky to do without some real nasty chemicals, especially if it's open to the air...

[alpha_squad_leader]

What about if it's worn under clothing?

[spideyfanone]

Unless it was some kind of plastic... And wearing a fancy bubble doesn't sound that much comfier than hiding under a tree and drinking a lot of lemonade.

[alpha_squad_leader]

What about some kind of pouches inside clothes? Like plastic pockets to put cooling things in?

[spideyfanone]

But the cooling thing is... what makes stuff cool. If it's contained, the plastic is cool and that's it. Which might be nice to put in your pockets or something?

[alpha_squad_leader]

[Vic frowns a moment.] It sounds like I should just asks my friend to show you the cooling thing he has since the science of it is a little over my head.

[spideyfanone]

Yeah, that'd prolly help. It could be whoever made that one didn't care that much about the pollution angle.

[He's noticed his world was far from typical that way.]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Well it didn't seem like it was polluting anything but that could be it. I think he told me who made it but I can't remember who he said it was. Sorry.

[spideyfanone]

The world I'm from is a little weird that way is all. I'm just picky. It's training.

[He didn't mean to sound like an ass.]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Your world is weird about pollution? How do you mean?

[spideyfanone]

It's illegal to put anything into production that can't totally compensate for any toxic output, unless you can get whoever holds the patent for an extant pollution-suppression technology to sign on. My science class once got a warning letter, and I was in fourth grade. I mean, that was a mix-up, but still.

[alpha_squad_leader]

That actually sounds like a pretty decent law. Makes me wish we had it back home. [He pauses and smirks a little.] What was your class doing during that mix-up?

[spideyfanone]

Building an internal combustion engine. Our teacher was a big history of science geek and got a grant from someplace.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Wait, what do your cars use if they don't have engines?

[spideyfanone]

There are still engines. Just not powered by fossil fuels. Most cars were electric, though there were some other designs on the road.

[Sometimes he mixes tenses a little.]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Huh, sounds like you've got some pretty smart people in charge of environmental stuff back in your world.

[spideyfanone]

Yeah, it worked pretty well. From what the team told me, pretty weird, but good weird.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Well, weird good is a nice change. We could all use more of that kind of weird.

[spideyfanone]

I'll stay on that, then.

[alpha_squad_leader]

If you got a functioning electric motor working here, I'm sure you'd make a mint.

[spideyfanone]

Is there a reason that hasn't happened? I mean, simple batteries and basic mechanics are kinda limiting when it comes to materials, but is there too much magic going on or something?

[alpha_squad_leader]

I think it's lack of materials and the inventor types being distracted.

[spideyfanone]

Materials are definitely a pain, but I could do some real simple stuff from the ground up...

[alpha_squad_leader]

If you need help gathering materials, I could try to lend a hand.