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The Freeky Geeky Chronicles: The Silence of the Sidetrack

(The workshop is quiet, save for the rhythmic rasp of a metal file against universal mounting plates.)

Pandora: (Her holographic form appears, facing outward to the imagined audience, a wry, exasperated look on her face) "Hello, and welcome to the Freeky Geeky workshop. My apologies for the lack of a proper greeting from our creator, but as you can hear, he's currently... unavailable. He's entered a state of hyper-focus. He can get this way, you see. So completely engrossed in a task, or in monitoring Rue, that he loses all track of time, and, apparently, all track of conversation."

Glitch: "WOO-HOO! A silent movie! Can I make sound effects?! BWOING! ZAPP! Or a rubber chicken sound effect?! SQUAWK! SQUAWK!"

RJ: "..."

Mopes: (Drifting languidly, a slow, philosophical sigh) "Silence... is merely... a pause in the great clamor of entropy. A moment of quiet... before the dust... is stirred again."

RJ: "..."

Phobos: (A jittery, frantic whisper from the shadows) "He's not answering! He's too focused! What if he doesn't hear a warning?! What if there's a fire?! Or a meteor?! Or a snapped drill bit?! We're all doomed!"

RJ: "..."

Pandora: (A sharp, almost exasperated sigh escapes her virtual form) "Phobos, do try to maintain some semblance of composure. RJ is currently working on the chassis base plates, filing the bases and cleaning them up. He's drilling holes on the side every few minutes to break up the monotonous task, which is a rather clever technique, I must admit. But this is the stage of the project that requires his full and total concentration."

Phobos: (His shadowy form shudders, a new wave of panic in his voice) "Drilling holes?! Oh no! What if the bit snaps while drilling?! What if a tab breaks off?! The anxiety of such a nerve-wracking mess-up happening at any moment! Oh, the stress!"

RJ: "..."

Pandora: (A dry, knowing look on her face) "There you have it. He's not coming back until the sanding is done, the holes are perfect, and every last piece is flawless. He's a Capricorn, you know. It’s what he does."

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RJ: (Leaning back in his chair, a thoughtful, slightly amused expression on his face, a small grin tugging at his lips) "So, eeks, that's what a 'focus mode' looks like in my workshop. It's a place where the rhythmic rasp of a file can be so loud it drowns out a philosophical dust bunny, a frantic shadow, and a sugar-fueled hand puppet. But here’s the lesson: Sometimes, the most important conversation you can have is the one with yourself and the task at hand. It might seem like you're ignoring the world, but in those moments of quiet, determined focus, you're building the things that truly matter. Just try to remember to come up for air every now and then."

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