[She is so damn cute. He likes it more now that - thanks to Iris - he knows for sure that she's a bit of a psychopath. He blames this on spending to much time with politicians; he's started to miss them. Such polished presentation is a skill, and he has always appreciated consummate skill.]

Sit, please.

[He gestures to the cushions - a few are stacked up already, so she'll be at a comfortable height relative to the table surface - then picks up a small, silvery diode of lead sulfide.]

We brought enough supplies for a few different types. The cats-whisker receiver is an old favorite of ours, because it doesn't even need a power source.