[ and they go, rohan following 9s' lead and looking over his shoulder every so often to see if anything is behind them. nothing so far. ]

Nothing like it exists in the period of time I'm from. [ that time being just a few years into the 21st century. at best he has a mobile phone that has a calendar function. ] You don't seem like much, but you must do a lot of field work to have such a - pod by your side. Is it from Hathaway or your own possession?

[ he guesses the latter, as he hasn't seen anyone else with one, but if it's a hathaway thing then he wants it? he really wants it. ]