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Mine is smaller, but I like it because it’s on a lower level and had quick access to the garden.

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A florist, huh?

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It’s my favorite job. It’s not too hard, it’s way better than cleaning, and you get to take a shower afterward. What’s not to like?
*Exits the room and heads toward another, less-impressive metal spiral staircase*

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*Closes the door behind me before trailing you*
It’d be less fun without a green thumb.

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*Climbs up and unlatches a hatch at the top, next to an open duct*
It’s something anyone can learn.
*Pops open the hatch and climbs out*
This is roof access. Don’t close that door when you’re up here—I made that mistake once.

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*Walks only a short ways a way and looks over the precipice*
Got stuck?

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Yep. I’ve been meaning to install a handle on that hatch. I probably still should.

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You know what I’m going to say, right?

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That I should do it next time I’m up here?

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Teleportation stick.

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*Wags my finger*
Ah, you thought you had me there. I don’t carry that thing around with me all the time.

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Why wouldn’t you?

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Because I thought it through. It’s not waterproof, and what would I do if I accidentally left it in my pocket? The obvious answer is to leave it on my desk until I know I need it.

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*Scratches my head*
All the marvels of technology that we’d be thousands of years behind on back home just all over the place out here but waterproofing isn’t a universal thing at this point? The world is so backwards. I’d still keep it on me.

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Does your home waterproof everything?
*Ducks back into the stairwell*

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It’s not absolutely universal but it’s pretty widely applied. And I’d call home primitive compared to what I’ve seen.

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Maybe the R&D costs more compared to a product you’re selling.

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I dunno. Waterproofing a teleportation device just sounds like the equivalent of adding salt to a Wagyu steak. A drop in the barrel.

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A forger does, just not their own.

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No one ends up here by not thinking. One of you must have been. And I was giving young Zoey the benefit of the doubt, since she's known for being rather insouciant.