[ Sam's almost tempted to reach out to touch the metal form, shining in the flickering light from the fire, but he immediately thinks better of it. It's still Shiro, and it's not exactly polite to feel somebody up even if they have been turned into something that seems more like a machine than a person. This is definitely a drastic change from encountering so many people who seem to be stuck in the past. ]

I think you'd probably be right about that. This whole place seems stuck in the past. It's not that bad, but it would be nice if we at least had some power outlets.

[ His laptop and cellphone are currently useless bits of metal, stored in the chest in his room. ]

I was turned into a car once, believe it or not. I could still feel everything, but it was weird. [ He snorts, amused. ] I was able to talk through the radio. But this- What is the Black Lion? The real one, I mean.