“A lot better than with anything else I can give you.” He said solemnly.

     “So equal chances of me dying either way.” I replied.

     “Unfortunately, yes. I can try to do a few small adjustments in an attempt to help you with it but, after I send it to you, you will be on your own.” He told me.

     “I see. When should I expect it?” I asked.

     “In a few of your minutes. I’ll use the communicator I gave you as beacon when I send it to you. You better put it down somewhere that has plenty of room.” He advised me.

     “Alright, I’ll see you in a bit...or...well not depending how things go.” I told him.

     “Good luck, then.” He said before cutting off the communication stream on his end.

     With our conversation over, I turn the device off and it collapsed back down into the dime store medallion the Doc had disguised it as. I pocketed it before going outside. It was the middle of the night and the sky was clear with a full moon. I paused briefly to look up at it and the twinkling stars before moving on to find a suitable place for receiving whatever it was Doc was sending me. I got that it was probably a robotic something but, other than that, I hadn’t a clue.

     I lived in a fairly rual area but I still didn’t feel safe just plopping it down in the yard and, since I didn’t know how big it was going to be, I didn't want to do it indoors either. I ended up heading for the patch of woods behind my house and away any possible prying eyes. The patch was big and thick with vegetation and it didn’t take very long before I lost sight of any buildings. I went a little further after that until I came across a small clearing that I knew was there.