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[It's immediately obvious that this video is being shot outside--in the garden, likely. The setting is somewhat incongruous with Chekov's tendency to post about technology he has been working on, but there he is. Judging from the seventeen year-old's expression, he is prepared to explain something. At length.]

I am not sure if this is of interest to the medical staff of the City's hospital, but I believe I have a device that may be of use to you. I will require the aid of City Solutions to replicate this, but...

[He trails off and pulls a small, boxy item into view. It doesn't look that impressive; honestly, it could pass for an early cell phone if it weren't for the screen.]

This was, originally, a medical tricorder, which I assume has been introduced to the City, since Doctor McCoy had one. Usually they are used only in the field, but a full-sized medical diagnostic array is far beyond me. But I was saying... at home, where I am from, we also have instruments called psychotricorders--specifically programed to display brain activity--that are not typically attached to other devices. Unless I have made a mistake, this is capable of performing all activities that a psychotricorder can, in addition to those of a medical tricorder.

[reluctantly] The data chips may, perhaps, need to be reprogrammed by doctors, the psychotricorder chip especially. I am not a specialist in the field of biochemistry, but it is simple enough to alter the program. I can show a medical professional how.

But how it works is like this. The detachable scanner is used [he removes a smaller device from the back of the modified medical tricorder] to gather readings. The information it gathers is sent to the central processing unit [the midsection of the device is indicated], and the information is displayed on the screen, here. Very simple. Not that the information itself is useful without a doctor or someone sufficiently schooled in interpreting medical readouts to analyze it... make a diagnosis.

Ah, and I have perfected--to the best of my abilities--my early modifications that allow this tricorder to serve also as a dermal and osteogenic regenerator. Only good for small breaks and relatively minor injuries, but useful, I hope. So, with this, physical and psychological diagnoses may be made without intrusive procedures, and some wounds may be fixed in minutes.

[Chekov looks rather pleased with himself. Understandably so, perhaps.]

Please, if you are associated with the hospital and would like to make use of this technology, contact me. I would like to be of help.

Saya, if I may--there was a curse the last time you offered to show me how the Impala works. Would you still be willing to teach me about it?

[And with that, he ends the feed. Chekov will be loitering in Xanadu, should anyone wish to come across him.]

[ooc: Edited on 8/19 to correct factual errors and inexact terms that Chekov would not have made or used.]

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Sometimes you just gotta remember to mention the important parts. We don't know how a car works but if it gets us places we're happy.

See that was much easier to... seriously?

Yes, of course, yes, but it is practical to know how things work. I would like to know more about how a car works, should mine break.

Seriously what?

[ooc: I have no idea if Trek is a thing in Harry's canon, but, if it is and he would be familiar with it, I have nothing at all against breaking the fourth wall. ^^]

The thing is, everyone has a specialty. Mine's magic, so the car thing, not as important. [Especially considering if he tried to soup it up with magic it would just fall apart or something.] For a, what are you, an engineer? You guys get to do all the technobabble stuff.

[ooc: He is, though not as familiar with the new movie so he probably hasn't figured it out yet. Even with the Dr. McCoy comment. He's more of a Star Wars guy really. Breaking fourth wall though, that will be joyful. I've been playing it kind of close to the chest since some people in the same canons don't want that broken I've noticed. But I'd be pleased to break it away with you!]

Then you must be another wizard! [He sounds very pleased (which is his default setting, really). Magic, being utterly mysterious to his science-loving brain, is rather exciting.]

Engineer? No. Sometimes. Yes, a little. There are many things that I do here.

[ooc: Well then! Should you find an opportunity for it, I would be similarly pleased!]

Got it in one. Which is... actually a little surprising. I'm used to getting a little healthy disbelief.

Yeah? So what do you do the most? Just in case it happens to be something I need help with or something.

((ooc: *insert thumbs up here*))

I would have disbelieved you before, but I currently live with a wizard and have a witch as a friend. I cannot disbelieve magic when I have seen evidence of it.

[pause] Building things. Modifying objects to make them better or more like things at home. Some work with computers. [Questionably legal work with computers. People pay well to have a kid genius hacker on their side.]

Well, seeing is believing, that's scientific of you. It's always much easier if you don't go around in denial.

[That sounds like an engineer to him.] So if I break say...a phone you might be able to fix it? [Harry has heard of hackers in theory. But he's fortunate if he even recognizes a memory stick.]

Denial has benefits, but I prefer acknowledging what is.

[Well, it's not like the kid can be a navigator or stellar cartographer or transporter theorist or science officer in the City. He's working with what he has.]

A phone? One of these devices? [Dewices.] If you break it, sir, I can rebuild it--make it simpler, sturdier, more complex, alter the programming, anything.

It's good some of us aren't ostrich impersonators or we'd never get anywhere.

What's the diff... what did you call it? [excuse the held back laughter in his voice. He wants to hear it again. It's even better than Sanya calling around to stores trying to replace Harry's depleted stock of Prince Albert in a can. But then he just realized you said simpler.]

Simple is good.

[That gets a blank look. When Chekov encounters English phrases that make no sense to him, he just assumes they're idioms and moves along.]

A device--a network device. ["Netvork dewice." He has a thick accent AND a speech impediment!] Would you like me to simplify yours?

[Oh he's trying not to laugh, his lips are twitching not that you'd be able to tell although there's definitely amusement in his voice still] Yes, I think I'd like it simple. So simple a really really dumb person could figure it out. And maybe the less electric parts the better.

With the technology available in this time, you would need magic to operate this without electricity. [He either doesn't notice Harry's amusement or simply disregards it.] But if I was allowed an hour, maybe, I would reprogram it to be simpler. Three hours and I think I can dissemble it and make the interface more intuitive.

Yeah, I kind of figured and I can guarantee my magic's not going to make it work better.

Let me know when you've got free time... course I can't pay you yet..

I can make time. No money necessary.

Wow, that's pretty nice of you. You sure there's no catch? [There's always a catch in his experience.]

A trick? No. [He looks quite surprised--and possibly a bit hurt--that Harry would expect there to be one.] I have enough money and too much time.

I just... don't know a lot of people who work for free. Who don't know me and like me already.

Perhaps you need to meet more people; you may begin with me. [He offers a hand to shake.] Pavel Chekov.

[That earns a dry but amused chuckle.] I suppose you're right. Nice to meet you Pavel, I'm Harry Dresden.

You as well, Mr. Dresden.

Would you like me to have a look at your network device?

Oh yeah, we were talking about that. [Fumbles around in his pockets before he pulls it out and nearly drops it. It sparks in indignation.]

Er... here.

[Yep. Harry needs help.]

May I take it home and work on it? I can return it soon.

Good riddance to it. I can't figure it out at all. A young lady named Asami has offered to help me learn how to use it but I think it's probably an uphill battle and both the device and I will kick and scream the whole way.

I agree. Better for the device to change to suit you than to force you to fight with it.

I have a feeling I'll be fighting with it regardless, but the less fighting the better.

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