"It's clear!" Tana voice comes from a small square speaker above the button.

Rex palms the door open and steps inside.

Anders follows Rex in, looking around at the room. 

It's crowded, with half finished projects scattered around. Tana grins over at them from a workbench, a set of goggles in place over her eyes.

"Hey. Rex giving you the tour?"

"Yes! I'm finding myself quite over my head with new things."

"Yeah, I guess this place can be quite like that. You'll get used to it. It doesn't really take that long."

The idea he has to get used to it at all is foreign, but he keeps a smile on his face. “We’ll take it day by day.”

"That's the spirit!" Tana agrees happily. "I'd say you're welcome down here any time, but my lab can be a bit perilous sometimes. That's why we've got the bell on the door."

"You'll find me very able to traverse perilous ground, especially if it means seeing you."

She laughs. "Incorrigible flirt. Just ring the bell before you come in. That way we can avoid any unnecessary injuries."

"Got it, ring the bell or risk your privates."

"Honestly, your privates would be the least of your worries. Only Circe's reflexes saved her a knife to the face. We agreed on the bell after that."

“It wouldn’t do me good to lose this face, it’s quite the money maker.”

"It is very pretty," Tana agrees cheerfully.

"We have managed to avoid ruining anyone's faces. And Circe admittedly joked that if anyone could lose their face it was her."

"That wouldn't do, a captain with no face? Sound like a nightmare."

Anders looks around the room. "All of this is quite foreign to me, but it's intriguing! I don't think even the dwarves are this advanced."

Tana pushes her goggles up. "Might get you in here to teach you some if you want?"

Well, that is interesting. 

Anders takes another long look at some remarkable device, and smiles at Tana. “I think I might like that. Especially if I’m going to be here for a while.”

"Might be nice to get some company down here once in a while," Tana grins. "This one," she pokes a finger at Rex's side, "and the others are less inclined to hang out when I'm building."

"You literally just caused us to have to do an emergency breach, and you're pulling that up."

“We’ll see if my presence can temper that somewhat.”

"That sounds like a challenge," Tana grins.

"For both of you I wouldn't wonder."

“I’ve been known to exacerbate things rather than calm them, so I wouldn’t put any money down,” Anders laughs. 

"Well, let's go finish the tour. You can play around in Tana's lab later."

"Awwww. I love playing around in things I shouldn't!"