Maybe an area of expertise. If you can speak with authority on something, just about anything can be interesting.
[The more details, the better, so far as a unit like himself is concerned. But then, he's a mechanical sponge for information, so his perspective on the matter could be incredibly biased. Just about anything might be downright fascinating with enough detail, enough personal investment, behind the words. Or even if it's the right person.
But he needn't expound on that]
I thought I'd try and pick up their language, since it should be within my abilities. Not sure how much they want to hear about maintenance, or hacking, or...well, if nothing else, I guess I liked collecting combat data, so they might listen to that.
[Although whether they'd care to hear about mechanical opponents is difficult to gauge, considering a unit like himself is the lowest on the totem pole. That part doesn't surprise him, but humans being ranked equally low on the hierarchy is just nonsensical]
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[The more details, the better, so far as a unit like himself is concerned. But then, he's a mechanical sponge for information, so his perspective on the matter could be incredibly biased. Just about anything might be downright fascinating with enough detail, enough personal investment, behind the words. Or even if it's the right person.
But he needn't expound on that]
I thought I'd try and pick up their language, since it should be within my abilities. Not sure how much they want to hear about maintenance, or hacking, or...well, if nothing else, I guess I liked collecting combat data, so they might listen to that.
[Although whether they'd care to hear about mechanical opponents is difficult to gauge, considering a unit like himself is the lowest on the totem pole. That part doesn't surprise him, but humans being ranked equally low on the hierarchy is just nonsensical]