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[Raf comes on the video, looking somewhat worse for the wear - but only in that he's been busy, and he shows it. he's a little scruffy, a little dirty, but looks incredibly pleased with himself as he waves.]

Hey guys! For the last little bit, I've been working on a project, and I've just now got it to where I think I can show it off-

[-and he moves his Device to what looks like...a small garden of sorts. we're talking only a few feet square, but there's soil in there, there's what looks like UV lamps, and what could be a water pump?

more to the point. there's things /growing/ in it. green things. Ratchet's nearby, working some of the machinery, before pausing in confusion as Raf continues]

I was getting kind of tired of living off canned beans and everything, so I figured if we could get this on a bigger scale, we could have more food for people like me, Miko, Korra...and everyone else!

...Raf, where did you find this particular component?

Huh? [Raf turns, taking a moment to spot what Ratchet's pointing at] The pump? It was in the box I brought the other day, remember?

[and this is Ratchet looking somewhere between disturbed and...perplexed]

Ah...I think we need to talk.

[after a moment of confusion from Raf...he then cuts the feed]

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[Oh hey, another kid! And Ratchet! It's almost enough to perk her up despite everything, but ew gross, vegetables!]

But you're growing vegetables? Who's going to eat those? Where are the french fries?

[Because she's not hungry at all, nope! It's not like food hasn't been hard enough to find that even the crap the Autobots used to try to feed her might look GOOD at this point or anything!]

Well, for french fries, I'd need potatoes...

Yeah! You should so grow some of those!

[...]

So, what, do they grow on trees or something?

[UM]

In the ground, actually. [or in a glass of water for science class]

[Sari wrinkles her nose. She grew up IN DA FUTURE in a city. What does she know about farming?]

Ewwww, really?

...well, yeah. Most vegetables do. It's the difference between them and fruits, but I haven't tried planting a tree yet.

Yuck! Even more reason not to like those!

[Pause.]

...Do we have any fruit yet?

Not yet. Eventually.

Awwwwwww.

How long 's this stuff gonna take, anyway?

Well, on Earth, it could take a few weeks...but...with the technology here, there's got to be a way to speed that up. I know in laboratories, they could make optimal conditions and grow them faster, but I don't have any access to what they did.

[frustrated? just a little]