[ Even if it's not obvious, he's actually... a little impressed that Don has been able to build an entire machine from scratch because eeven though he does not fiddle with that area at all, he also has a vague idea of the amount of work that goes into it. ]

So I'm going to hazard a guess to say that you're familiar with the base, mass market stuff.

[ A pause, almost like he's contemplating what to add on. ]

Alright. The plan is that for the next month at least, I'm in negotiations with a vendor to provide us with extra equipment that the convention centre will provide. Extra power sources, mixers, screens, miscellaneous AV and gaming equipment. Since you mentioned that you're familiar with both media and gaming equipment, I'd be open to having you looking after that particular portfolio, partly to ensure that everything is set up correctly, that there's enough inventory and generally to make sure that everything goes smoothly.

Of course, that involves last minute ad hoc maintenance at the venue itself on that weekend, although for that part, I'm going to have a couple of other tech support people helping you so you're not working the entire weekend.

[ He's not. Going to subject people to a 96 hour weekend, that's just cruel. ]