"It's possible... The power source is supposed to be a kind of lithium ion battery but something that runs on the same clockwork internals as the tech here would likely require something else entirely. I don't know what the changes to it are yet but at best... Something distilled like the liquor that First Aid uses as fuel, perhaps. I don't want to have to ask after something like coal, it would be terrible for the ecosystem to belch coal smoke straight into the water after all."

Lou, unaware of the fact that the thing is meant for water, is so incredibly interested in the little round craft. She herself tends to have extremely negative reactions to the water when submerged; Sam could attest to how badly her autotoxemic reaction would set in in the instances that he'd had to cross rivers on foot deep enough for her pod to dip under the water.

"Sir, how did you even get it back here? It's so unwieldy on land and it's not as if it has some kind of wheels to allow it to be moved across solid ground.

Calloway merely gestures to the spot where the vessel is propped. "It showed up here like the rest of the offworld merchandise does. It was a hassle to put up on blocks, I'll tell you. I'll knock the price down if you can move it out of my lot."

Which cues Bart to pout a little bit once again. How on earth was he supposed to do that?