Horseshoe, Day 21, Early Morning

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[Eight switches on her screen, looking a little dour.]

Hello. I'm in need of a significant amount of paper and bottles. I have a project in mind that requires both.

I saw that there is a printer available, would it be possible for me to use some of it?

I would make the purchase myself, but I used it all for clothing.

Any help would be appreciated.

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[She looks up from making the second batch quizzically. She sort of... took it for granted what she knew and forgot what other people didn't.]

Um... I know how to make a sharp edge out of a hard rock and metal and how to make a hammer. I know how to dry food to make it last longer to eat. I know how to make a patch for holes.

Mmm... those are all important, right? [She was pretty sure, given her position, that none of those recipes were especially new to Roland. It's all the basics of crafting: something to cut, something to hit, something to paste, and something to keep your energy up.]

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[ He nods impressively. ]

They sure are, Eight. [ To her surprise then, that Roland probably doesn't know as much survivalist information as he should. Chalk it up to the perks of a modern world? But still, that was no excuse. If anything, he's genuinely interested. ] Maybe one day, you can share that info with the rest of the train. I'd say it'd go a long way in an emergency, especially on missions.

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Mmmr... [She... wasn't a fan of the idea. Sure, she had been given a lot of help, but she had also found the perils of being too open with sharing information. It was not really in her nature to reveal so much to so many so quickly. She would much rather teach Roland and then have him explain it to others.]

[But, there was sense in the idea, despite her discomfort.] I will consider it.

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[ If she ever decided to approach Roland first with whatever she deemed comfortable enough to share, Eight wouldn't encounter a single problem. Roland's already an eager guy to absorb and document as much new information as he can. ]

That's good enough for me. Thanks, Eight. For now, let's keep making your glue so you can start on that wall, yeah?

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Mm! [She's good for that, and sets to busily making the next batch.]