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[It looks like Adam has taken one of the mopeds to pieces. There are engine bits carefully arranged around him, his hands still have traces of grease on them, and there are tools nearby. He generally doesn't use the network much, but - this seemed relevant.]

I guess these are the vehicles we were promised. They seem all right - probably won't go more than 25, but it's not like there's a real need for speed here. They run pretty well, though they're electric, so they'll need charging. And they're not too complicated, so if something breaks it should be easy to fix - I'd be fine showing anyone who wants to learn.

[He pauses for a moment, shrugs.]

Or doing it for you, I guess. But there's some... weird stuff.

[Adam picks up the carburetor, unscrews part of the covering, and pulls it off. Rather than what would be expected to be inside - normal moped parts, necessary to running it - out pops a spring-loaded, fake-looking snake, like something you'd hide in a can for a shitty prank.

Expecting this, Adam does not seem surprised, only vaguely tired and maybe a tiny bit amused.]

All the ones I looked at have something like this. They run fine, though.

[And, totally deadpan, as a service to those who might be unfamiliar with this kind of thing:]

They really shouldn't.

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Well, there's me and my bro - we're the only skeletons. But the Underground's full of monsters, yeah.

Huh. Are there any humans, or just monsters?

We get humans falling down here and again, but it's a pretty rare thing.

[Or just...the same human. Over and over again.]

Falling down? You live underground?

Yep. Underground city like this one. Only, uh, nicer. And full of monsters.

I mean, this one kind of has a lot of monsters too. Yours sound nicer, though.

Most of 'em will laugh at your jokes rather than try to take your arms off, yeah.

[Infinitely nicer. On all counts.]

That's an improvement. Are they all skeletons, like you?

Nah, just me and my bro. We got all sorts of monsters Underground.

[Should introduce him to Alphys sometime.]

So it's a society, then? Like you have jobs and homes and things?

Why wouldn't we?

[That is to say - yeah, it's definitely a thriving society, if a fairly overcrowded one. But what's the idea, thinkin' they wouldn't?]

The monsters here don't.

[He thinks that is a pretty solid point.]

I wouldn't consider that a reliable or universal metric.

I don't have another metric, since we don't have many monsters at home. It's good to get another perspective.

Hey, that's me. Broadening perspectives everywhere.

[For the worse, usually.]

Nice thing for you to do, really.

Aw, shucks. Thanks.

[He'd make a joke about blushing, 'cept, uh...no blood.]

Anyway. I gotta moped to spray-paint.

Hey, good luck with that.

Thanks, pal.

[With a wink of his eyesocket, he cuts the feed.]