[Half of her pasta was now on the lunchbox lid and offered to Genius.]

There, now we're even on the lunch front. And I think I already know how that feels.

[She chuckled. For someone dabbling in electronics work, scavenger work is essential for getting parts. Once making a pictorial guide of resistors, capacitors and diodes to one and still can't get what she wants, it was obvious why Gene was her favourite Scavenger. Besides... other reasons. She started eating her lunch before continuing her conversation.]

Before the hurricane I found a book on 'ham radio' in the Bookstore, which has some simple schematics. I tried building one but haven't got all the parts and after that, well... weather and elevators.

But it's hard to believe for me that this Steampunk Land had operated for years without anyone attempting an alternative communication system. One that can't be read by anyone, one where they won't need to ink out things. Technology is built upon previous inventions, right? Have you ever heard of any such attempts?

[Her mind wandered to the generator schematic Gene showed her during Kagerou's party. It was also in Stardust's journal, and comparing it to her journal, she couldn't find that person's handwriting anymore. That was disconcerting.]