( Funding earns Vidar a slightly more amused look, but the comment goes unremarked upon. Currency went out with the apocalypse back home, and he met a few people who seemed totally lost by the concept. The loose bartering system that sprung up naturally afterward was a little harder for a few people to navigate. He doesn't know nearly enough about the guy to insinuate one way or the other, and so the smart play is to keep his mouth shut. ​)

Weapons systems aren't really my forte anyway, so that's probably for the best.

( He takes his metal scrap back under the covered workshop, and sets it on a workbench he seems to have claimed for himself. On it are long sheets of drafting paper, some blank, some already filled out with lines and sketches. He draws out a fresh sheet and sets it on top. )

I'm gonna be spending a lot of time crafting weapons and ammunition for the security team, then helping the construction of the bunker beneath the theater, but I should have an hour or two most evenings to start drawing out the schematics. You can leave it here if you want, or just bring it by a little before sundown?

( Over-extending himself? Ian? No, never. Why would he ever avoid all of his problems by working himself to death? It's fine. )