Habitual greeting forgone, Benjiro replies with a slight nervous energy in his voice, “Me too. I almost called to see if I could come earlier but I didn’t want to wake anyone, so I used the time to start teaching it wifi passwords nearby. I got several in Moss Manor last night but we may have to take the morning to go out to places you anticipate needing access to anytime soon.” He has some password connections from businesses, but private networks are another matter.

Walking over to Walter, he slides his backpack off his shoulders and with his other hand, touches Walter’s shoulder lightly to give him a physical cue of his position, “Do you want to sit down before I set you up with the prototype?”