As soon as Malin let slip she's been looking for a phone, for whatever reason at all, Corwin immediately jumped on the idea. He had extra money, given he doesn't eat and he can scrimp a bit on his alchemical reagents if he needs to, and while his power bill is necessarily high, he still has a little left over-- so why shouldn't he spend it on his only friend? Late in the week, he's out with her, a taller and more looming figure at her side with an equally big coat and sunglasses on despite it being after dark.

"Do you want me to bring phones to the window to show you what they can do?" he asks happily. "Then you can nod or shake your head if you like it or don't. Then I can buy it for you. I can explain things, too, I'm pretty good with technology stuff."