Saying the drone needed a repair job was like saying the eventual fight between Draiss and Barid was going to be destructive. Still, while the wear and tear was extensive, the repair nanites had been exhausted, and the drone REALLY needed to be replaced and retired, he managed to get it working well enough to not suddenly have massive lag spikes. While it was still behind from the real time map he had been sold, it was now consistently only about an hour behind rather than varying from nearly current to several hours. He wasn't 'lost' in the work, but having to replace the drone cause he mixed up the wires due to the older production scheme would be annoying. Getting electrocuted would only add to it.<br/><br/>He was mostly done, just connecting wires and reactivating various parts, when Saarisi swept into the room. He had a bad second as he tried to disengage from the drone to deal with his approaching forge-mistress, before he frowned in concentration and seemed to blur for a second. Once the blur had passed, and everyone had gotten over the minor headache such an ability naturally caused by him tweaking the timeline a touch to be finished before Saarisi entered, he embraced his salamander, and then headed for a recliner of cushions to sit down. "Its good to be among family that actually has flesh for a change."<br/><br/>"Love you too, dad."<br/><br/>He ignored the construct as it took up station just outside the main room, guarding the door to ensure privacy, and Draiss let Saarisi decide where he was going to be sitting or reclining.