[He was hoping to have another thing to dangle above Baptiste's head (metaphorically, his height didn't allow for literalism). Instead, the guy brings up a good point. The gambling metaphor works although it takes a moment for Aak to figure out what the latter half means.]
[Like, he could pass along his room number, sure, but- the state of his room wasn't exactly good for company. It could turn off a visitor! Or, worse, a visitor could mess up all his ongoing experiments.]
Let's see... [Aak holds up his wrist and taps the Watch, bringing up a mess of holographic tabs. He starts flicking the old or unimportant ones away. Nestflix, Goldtris, candid (but not lewd) photos, they all go past until he finds the network application.]
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[Like, he could pass along his room number, sure, but- the state of his room wasn't exactly good for company. It could turn off a visitor! Or, worse, a visitor could mess up all his ongoing experiments.]
Let's see... [Aak holds up his wrist and taps the Watch, bringing up a mess of holographic tabs. He starts flicking the old or unimportant ones away. Nestflix, Goldtris, candid (but not lewd) photos, they all go past until he finds the network application.]