Passions

## Dialogue

*"Hey, Cross."*

*"I was just staring up at the Ma-non ship."*

*"Isn't it incredible?"*

*"I wonder how the Ma-non ever discovered that technology."*

*"That thing is so huge! And it isn't even flying—it just kinda…floats."*

*"It makes virtually no noise, and runs off of an extremely clean energy source."*

*"With everyone's help, I was able to finally complete the Skell flight module…"*

*"but us humans are still a ways off from being able to match the Ma-non on the technology front."*

*"I've seen a lot of Ganglion tech that impressed me, too, you know."*

*"Like that Zu Pharg, I think it was called? Yeah, we're nowhere near being able to add flight capabilities to such massive machines."*

*"I'd love to pay a visit to the labs at Meredith & Co. or Candid & Credible. I bet I could learn a few things."*

**Encourage**: Tell Lin that her inventions will top theirs one day.

*"Heh. At this rate, that's not likely at all."*
*"It could take decades or even centuries to replicate those technologies."*
*"And while we're playing catch-up, the Ma-non and Ganglion will develop newer and better things."*
*"So to help speed things along, even if only a little…"*
*"I need to learn all I can while we have experts here who are able to teach us."*
*"Once we catch up, hopefully we can start putting our own human spins on their technology."*
**Accompany**: Tell Lin that you'd like to visit the arms manufacturers with her.

*"I'm sure it'd be fun to have you come along, but it's probably not worth the effort."*
*"I've made tons of requests to these guys, but they always turn me down."*
*"They may be making equipment for BLADE, but they're still corporations."*
*"They're not about to start sharing their trade secrets."*
*"And yeah, the Ma-non work with us, but that doesn't include supplying us with their core technologies…"*
*"Anyway, I hope I'm not worrying you."*

*"I haven't been working on this stuff night and day or anything. I'm taking some occasional time off."*

*"Elma's been on my case about it. She says I'll burn myself out if I don't relax more."*

**Suggest**: Tell Lin to try and do only fun things on her next day off.

*"What, for the entire DAY?"*
*"…Huh. That does sound pretty relaxing."*
*"But I'm not sure if I could be away from my machines for so long."*
*"Like, if I went to the park, there'd be cars driving around, right?"*
*"Or if I went to see a movie, who knows what sort of fantastical technology might come up in the story?"*
*"And then I'd find myself wondering what makes them tick, and how I could improve them…"*
*"And then? BLAMMO! I'm back at work. Happens every time."*
*"I thought that once I completed the flight module, I'd be okay not working on anything for a while."*
*"But completing it was so thrilling that it made me want to start working on upgrades."*
**Defend**: Tell Lin it's fine as long as she's enjoying herself.

*"Aw, thanks for saying that."*
*"I love tinkering with machines. It's a ton of fun."*
*"My designs don't work out most of the time, but I can always try again, as much as I want."*
*"I think Elma's worried about me getting so obsessed with my fiddling that I stop taking care of myself."*
*"And when I say something like, "I'll only do it for an hour today," five hours go by before I even realize it."*
*"Honestly, just having this conversation makes me want to run home and grab a wrench!"*

*"Anyway, I'm gonna go check on the Skells. See you back at the barracks!"*

(END)