qua'tuli is picking up the phone line in the keezeh region, at a local corner shop near the docks.
Altuyur, at the time period my characters take place in, is in it's radio age at best. Since phones are derived from radio technology, phone lines are available by the time they live in. However they're quite primitive, and unless you're a wealthy eccentric person who can afford it, the average person does not have a phone at home. And the average person won't have the ability to use them either. Here, the Keezeh colony has a more developed phone line.
Qua'tuli is flashing his lower teeth in slight contentment because he managed to barter for a lower price.

sketch and initial colors made in ms paint (which is why the drawing is so small, my apologies), rendering in rebelle 7
original img size can be found here under the cut