"It'f--ah--" the connections check out; he drops the meter in his pocket and holds the screwdriver in hand. "It is amazing! It's such a direct principle when it's understood; but I suppose that's often true! And I was trying to learn the simplest way to do things like this, for a while when I first arrived-- hold on, I'm going to try this--"

The lights around the stage flicker on and off, buzzing slightly as they do. Joly frowns and reaches in to adjust the wires. "Some of your cities have electricity on now, don't they?"