[ Has he ever thought about tinkering before? Not really. But it's-- different. It's something new, and Robby might need a thought to think about it in a baffled way, but- ]

--Sure. [ Sure, he says, but it's the kind where he needs to kick the word of his throat. ] If you don't mind a newbie.

[ Because he really, really is a newbie. But it could be cool? He looks over at the heater disk again, and knows it could be cool if he could get his head around it.

(This might be better than trying out the Gaze school.)

It makes him rather giddy, talking about Vi, that kind of disbelieving excess energy that follows. ]

And, uh, I like to get in trouble with her now and then. [ Hah. ] She's one of the first few people I met. She said you made some gauntlets, but I forgot the name.

[ Did she mention a name? Maybe. He thinks. ]

You used a stone with them too?