text; un: reiner

[hometown]

I've got a question for anyone willing to answer.

Would you say you come from a generally peaceful world or a violent one?

Comments

[hometown]

It's weird, isn't it? Who knew all this free time could feel daunting?

[wild_romance]

Might be time to pick up a hobby.

[hometown]

Maybe so. Got any suggestions? Or are you looking for one yourself?

[wild_romance]

Thinking about some hobbies I had to put down when I got a real job.

I haven't worked on a motorcycle or a car in years.

[hometown]

Oh, wow, you work on those? They're very rare where I'm from.

[wild_romance]

My country manufactures them, among other things.

[hometown]

Is your country's technology ahead of the rest of your world?

[wild_romance]

Hmm. I think the car community prefers European cars for peak technology, but Japan is the 3rd largest manufacturer. So our advancements have a bigger impact on the car market at large.

[hometown]

[ From context, Reiner assumes that "European" and "Japan" both refer to countries, neither of which exist in his world. He makes a note of them anyway, so many years spent undercover making him memorize such details almost automatically. ]

That's amazing. My world doesn't have anywhere near that level of production, at least for cars. Technologically, we're pretty behind compared to this place.

[wild_romance]

Well, I'm no master mechanic but I'd be happy to show you the basics. Hobbies are good for the soul.