[Fair enough sentiment there. A lot of the offworlders seemed decent, but frankly, they weren't really a group. Just... people traveling in the same direction. He didn't really know most of them, when it came down to it.]

Probably magic, but that stuff's got its own rules, yeah? [The stuff Fox had taught him definitely did. Rules that made sense, once you got the hang of it. None of that Jedi arrogance, treating the Force as some mystical, unknowable thing only they'd ever understand. This stuff was practical, and you could learn it.]

It's all crazy banthashit, but it's still a purpose-made device. Magical or not, it's made by humans, for human use. That's where people like us can get involved. You said you're a handyman? [Every engineer he'd met loved the idea of taking something apart just so they could put it back together again.]