"Eh hehe... Sorry."
Orion went from being uncomfortable about his past to being embarrassed about his genuinely poor attempt to deflect the question. He should have known that Bell would never fall for something like that. She was an intelligent and clever woman, and not the kind of person to be easily fooled by a ruse.
"Yeah. I... am a little uncomfortable talking about it in the open. And it's not tragic, I think. It kinda is. I dunno."
He rubbed the back of his neck. then shook himself out of his funk.
"But, uh, where were we?
Right! The fabrication stations you see back there are small scale commercial variants. Probably custom made to look nice. Larger, industrial versions are used in factories for... pretty much anything that isn't metal. Plastics. Synthetic materials. That kind of stuff."
Now when he tried to poorly deflect the question of his past, he was not kidding about a hover board. There actually were quite a few on display on what would ostensibly be the "outdoor" toy section. In Bell's time, it would be the section filled with bikes and scooters and skateboards. He walked on over to the nearest one and started flipping through the selection kiosk, which was comprised of a touch screen display. It was bright and eye-catching and had all sorts of tabs for customization and selection.
"You think you might one of these to bring back, Bell? It could make a nice mode of transportation around the city~ Or..."
He pointed over to another display which held something that looked like an even smaller version of the fabrication stations that were behind the glass. It was brightly colored and only had two arms and one stage though.
"... If you really want something to pick apart, you could get that Fabricator toy. It's like one of those make-your-own-jewelry or candy toys you have in your time. A kid-friendly version of those fabricator back there. All you need is resource packs to fuel it."
Orion went from being uncomfortable about his past to being embarrassed about his genuinely poor attempt to deflect the question. He should have known that Bell would never fall for something like that. She was an intelligent and clever woman, and not the kind of person to be easily fooled by a ruse.
"Yeah. I... am a little uncomfortable talking about it in the open. And it's not tragic, I think. It kinda is. I dunno."
He rubbed the back of his neck. then shook himself out of his funk.
"But, uh, where were we?
Right! The fabrication stations you see back there are small scale commercial variants. Probably custom made to look nice. Larger, industrial versions are used in factories for... pretty much anything that isn't metal. Plastics. Synthetic materials. That kind of stuff."
Now when he tried to poorly deflect the question of his past, he was not kidding about a hover board. There actually were quite a few on display on what would ostensibly be the "outdoor" toy section. In Bell's time, it would be the section filled with bikes and scooters and skateboards. He walked on over to the nearest one and started flipping through the selection kiosk, which was comprised of a touch screen display. It was bright and eye-catching and had all sorts of tabs for customization and selection.
"You think you might one of these to bring back, Bell? It could make a nice mode of transportation around the city~ Or..."
He pointed over to another display which held something that looked like an even smaller version of the fabrication stations that were behind the glass. It was brightly colored and only had two arms and one stage though.
"... If you really want something to pick apart, you could get that Fabricator toy. It's like one of those make-your-own-jewelry or candy toys you have in your time. A kid-friendly version of those fabricator back there. All you need is resource packs to fuel it."