[ Silco, of course, does not say that he has a collection of half-built guns and tinkered items in his office and quarters. "Never afford" means en masse, but god knows Jinx just built her own. ]

They do.

[ He agreed, simply. ] Perhaps you will find someone who can build them, hm? The technology is not... quite there for true weaponry, but the supplies are, from my understanding.

[ AKA: while jinx was here, how much did he listen to?

A lot. ]

I would not count your interests out just yet, but they may be more difficult than you anticipated.