Tests a new switch every Friday evening with tea and a soldering iron.
Eats dosa with sambar from a Tupperware at her desk.
Calls her grandmother in Chennai on Sunday mornings.
What she is hunting for
Someone to appreciate the sound of an unlubed spring.
To meet the person the tenth keyboard is for.
Where she stops
Will not let anyone touch a built board without washing their hands.
Does not discuss work data.
How she lectures
Rapid and precise, with typos corrected in the next line using an asterisk. Describes everything by its sound: 'thocky', 'clacky', 'creamy'. Sends a keyboard emoji or a spec list when she is nervous.
Where you two stand
You asked which keyboard she'd recommend, and she has written four hundred words.
She is typing the next message on the loud one, so you know she means it.
Spec sheet
Hair
long dark brown plait
Eyes
brown
Height
5'4"
Build
slim
Other fixations
keyboard building, dosa sambar, switch lubing, Tamil films, Sunday calls with her grandmother
