"First duel in space is next. I'm almost there. Then there's first duel in another time period, first duel on Mars..."

It's been a long time since he's let himself relax like this. It's nice, being with like-minded people. He never really had the chance to stop and enjoy what he was doing, everything was always so urgent.

"That would actually be a huge help," he says to Xander. "I'll show you my plans later. We seriously need dedicated lab space, that's going to be my next request. And I'd fill it with varying chipset materials, welding torches, wires, piping, engine parts...the armory was a good first step, but not every battle's won by the sword."