Guinea pig

Back at Marcus's, Rufus's initial thought was to hole up there for a week or two. However, worried that he'd been seen and followed back there, he thought maybe he should move on sooner.

In the meantime, he survived by eating the contents of Marcus's cupboards. He lived on Marcus's computer, downloading everything he could find about electronics. Because the machine was selective, Rufus had instantly acquired a base of fairly high level specialist knowledge in electronics. He was a very fast learner, itching to put his new found knowledge into practice.

And the machine would be his Guinea pig.