[ you know what? maybe he wants to be a side character for once. maybe side characters get a lot of flack and rhys is kind of sick of being a main character. he has to deal with so much shit as a main character! like... sociopathic AIs living in your brain and telling you to murder and betray all your friends!

but he doesn't have that AI here. and he also may be a side character. and may die. holy shit! things are turning up milhouse for rhys! ]

Like, a radio? If there's a radio around here we could call for help! We can -- wait. Haha, wait.

[ he pauses mid-walk and holds out his robot arm and with a flick of his hand a sudden screen is holographically projected from his hand. he squints at it a little, poking at the hologram. ]

Ughh, come on. Work, you stupid thing. [ shaking his hand a little. ] Work. I can't believe this isn't working.

[ rhys, you didn't even explain what "this" was. ]