Making things for the good of everyone isn't a concept that exists in Meyer's world; people do things because they need something in exchange, they don't simply provide a service or a good without expecting something back, whether it be tangible or intangible. He has a hard time believing, then, that there's nothing Ned needs -- or perhaps he doesn't need anything, but there may be something he wants.
Of course, there are things that one can't trade for, things that no amount of bargaining will gain you. Maybe all Ned wants is to get out of here; that's the thought that's been preoccupying Meyer's mind almost every waking moment. Though he's put his energy into finding a way to make himself and Charlie more comfortable around here (largely by beginning to form tentative plans for starting up a card game) he doesn't want to be here forever.
"What's a food processor?" He's well aware that to anyone from as far in the future as Ned is, the question is probably ridiculous, but in his world, it's a legitimate one. Despite the awful things that Ned had told him about the future, he finds himself wanting to know more, to absorb all of the knowledge possible, whether it be about technology, world events, or even the mundanities of everyday life.
Watching Ned fill the pot with water, he scribbles down this information; he has a pretty decent idea of food safety, but probably not nearly as much as Ned. Truth be told, as far as he's concerned, he'll eat just about anything -- if someone had given him a jar of preserves and told him the jar hadn't been sterilized first, he'd have eaten it anyway, but because Ned had specifically stated this to be important, he wrote it down nonetheless.
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Of course, there are things that one can't trade for, things that no amount of bargaining will gain you. Maybe all Ned wants is to get out of here; that's the thought that's been preoccupying Meyer's mind almost every waking moment. Though he's put his energy into finding a way to make himself and Charlie more comfortable around here (largely by beginning to form tentative plans for starting up a card game) he doesn't want to be here forever.
"What's a food processor?" He's well aware that to anyone from as far in the future as Ned is, the question is probably ridiculous, but in his world, it's a legitimate one. Despite the awful things that Ned had told him about the future, he finds himself wanting to know more, to absorb all of the knowledge possible, whether it be about technology, world events, or even the mundanities of everyday life.
Watching Ned fill the pot with water, he scribbles down this information; he has a pretty decent idea of food safety, but probably not nearly as much as Ned. Truth be told, as far as he's concerned, he'll eat just about anything -- if someone had given him a jar of preserves and told him the jar hadn't been sterilized first, he'd have eaten it anyway, but because Ned had specifically stated this to be important, he wrote it down nonetheless.