[ Julius comes from a world where such things could still be afforded. The sentiment of avoiding wastage is something shared, however. Nature claimed what humanity could not protect, so what was accessible had been turned into factories instead. ]

If we could learn of it, it might be useful as a skillset. Though it may be a consequence of the resources that they are able to employ.

[ Certainly not something they could haul around across worlds, he imagines.

I would say in the dozens, less than a hundred. I keep close contact with only a handful, however. [ It's tiring to have to keep notes on all the people, even if he wanted to help them. ]