Unfortunately, asbestos and its existence are a reality here, as it has been in a lot of places before it was phases out in his time. It was one of the things that humanity saw fit to use wherever they found it, right up until they realized it was killing them. And even then they still used it because it was there.

He has a lot of thoughts about people's tendency to do that sort of thing no matter where (or when) they're from.

He makes a soft sound and nods at the comments about the equipment. "My good friend Tarantulas and I have a project going to start producing the batteries to make a radio network viable, but the materials are hard to come by. I'm still not used to the complete lack of titanium.

"Yes, he's one of the doctors at Winterbottom's clinic," he replies with a small smile. "His people are called Autobots. It is...decidedly on the nose."