Maybe that's been part of my problem the entire time.. [He'd started with something more complex with the earlier attempt to make a generator. Instead of starting at 100 he needed to dial back to 10] It couldn't hurt to try. [Unless they managed to get a shock in the progress that was beyond what a potato battery would normally create]

[Giving the other a bit of a stare... Kaiba finally piped up with another question that was on his mind]

What have you been up to lately? [Yes. Small talk. Something he usually tried to avoid but he was genuinely curious in this instance]