Nathaniel 'Creepster Hermit' Porter (techmech) wrote in emillion,
"Thank you," Nate said, taking the coins Ari handed him. "Let me know if you find a cheaper source of memstone, and I might be able to look into that idea more cheaply for you." The concept of an amplifier wasn't one he'd thought about much before, at least not in the sense of making sounds louder to project them, but it was a logical extension for someone whose power lay in music. The first place he'd start would probably be by expanding the system he currently used to catch even small sounds with his audio bugs, to funnel to the memstone for later replay. "Ah, it's no bother," he replied to her concern, "I was about due for some sunlight."
Did they hold competitions on the snootiest way to speak, among noble families? This one certainly would think he should win, but truthfully, Nate had known better - Vivi, when angry, could make you want to apologise for inconveniencing her with your birth. Luckily, Nate had never been the subject of her anger.
Nate didn't need to repeat himself on the matter of the locks. "I'll look for your message," he said instead. "In fact, I was just working on that other matter when you arrived." Cian was looking to go into espionage too, if his current requests were anything to go by, so it had seemed like a good use of his time.