[quote=Hayley]“Well shit Poe, I’m just flattered at the attention you seem to be paying to my figure. I judged by your affinity for that bat and your habit of juggling balls in your hands that a ladies’ curves would be the last thing on your mind. Nice to see you too.”[/quote]

"I'm hopelessly talented at multitasking when it comes to balls and curves." Poe said, his smile not even flickering.

[quote=Castillo]“Carter Castillo. Pleased to make your acquaintance, though I will retract that if you blow one of my limbs off.”[/quote]

"I see my reputation proceeds me. Don't worry too much, I only blow up people when I need to or when I think it might be funny." Poe declared as he propped an elbow on the bat and shook Castillo's preferred hand. Before Castillo could so much as respond, Poe burst out laughing for no particular reason, possibly either at some joke in his own head or because he was easily amused. 

[quote=Hayley]“As to your redundancy question, from what we know, we should have another couple coming on this trip. Not sure who the guy is that has the one we’ve got though. He wasn’t on the list. I’m guessing he got that Pipboy off’a one of the guys we aimed to invite, otherwise Victor wouldn’ta let him up. He’ll still need to be vetted though….be that as it may though, yeah, you should have more toys to play with. Between you, the Nightkin, and a yet arrived, more mechanical member of the crew, you should have plenty of tools for you box, Poe.”[/quote]

"I don't have high prospects for that. He seemed completely useless when I talked to him earlier. He has decent eyesight and keeps his cool when you pull a grenade on him, but that's about it as far as I can tell. Once he flunks out of your inspection, make sure you relieve him of his Pipboy. I know those things are difficult to remove, but I've already reprogrammed the thing and he won't have much more use for that arm once it's gone anyway." One of his eyebrows moved in an odd fashion with that last statement. Reading into Poe's deadpans was difficult due to the goggles he wore, but it wasn't too hard to figure out he had just winked at them.

[quote=Castillo]“So, I take it you two have some history?”[/quote]

"Ah, well, I claim a lot of skill in any kind of hardware and software engineering you'd care to name, but our little ember here has the advantage when dealing with wetware." Poe frowned for a moment as he spoke. "A few years back I was working with C.O.D.E. Prewar..." He paused for a moment, mulling over the phrasing as he drummed the fingers of his free hand along the grip of his bat. "...Prewar [i]communication[/i] technology." Poe stared pointedly at Hayley for a moment, his lips flattening into a thin and straight line, giving nothing away. A moment later his rictus grin returned. "Has to do with robots and other stuff. I was doing well until I tried working with a Robo-Brain. Then the little ember here dropped in and helped me sort out my problem quick as a flit. I had secured the ruins where the lab I was working in was, so she and her little Follower friends were stuck in a bit of a jam with my traps until I helped them out. I'm sure Hayley will tell you more. My work will speak for itself."

He bobbed his head at Castillo. "You'll see what I mean once we're on the road proper. Right now though, I think I'll go and pick at that Mr. Helper's electronic brain. Try not to explode violently without asking me first in the meantime." He made the odd motion with his eyebrows again before standing up and slinging the bat back onto his travel bag. He gave Castillo a lazy two finger salute before turning and approaching the gathered trio of Raider, Nightkin, and Robot.

As he eyed its chassis and implements, he could immediately tell it wasn't a Mr. Handy or a Gutsy or one of the rare Orderlies (the lattermost he had only ever observed infrequently in the ruins of St. Louis). Its configuration was most similar to that of a Mr. Steel, but the capacitors installed on each of its limbs for powering its implements were military-spec. 

It had apparently just finished speaking, which was fine with Poe. Before either Scraps or Elizabeth could respond to it, Poe coughed loudly and then spoke in a clear, and slightly louder than necessary voice, apparently not even caring that he was interrupting a conversation with a mutant who could punch his head clean off his spine.

"EC3slash48Q, identify make and model. Load 3ATslashRT parameters for implements integrated. Load and execute self-hardware diagnostic in parallel process. Parallel end to diagnostic; compile and load diagnostic data. Return make and model and subsequently loaded 3ATslashRT parameters and subsequently compiled diagnostic data. Refine return output to restrict unnecessary aesthetic features during return."