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[abortz]

[Bortz is not a chatty person. They aren't a particularly social person, and they aren't at all eager to make new "friends". But they'll submit to this sort of socialization with complete strangers to get information they need.]

Do animals have doctors?
If there is anyone in charge of fixing those of us who break then I need to know in advance rather than waiting until they're actually needed.

[There's a pause, and then they continue, almost begrudgingly.]

I also need to know if anything be done for you people if you're damaged.
If it comes up then there won't be time to figure it out in the moment. I won't waste time trying to help if there's no point.

[They don't care. They really don't, these organics mean nothing to them and frankly, expending effort on them when they have such short, limited lifespans to begin with seems pointless. But this is the job they've been given, and they'll do it right. If that means babysitting these fleshy people then so be it.]

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[grunehexe]

[Carefully, containing her urge to explode into movement and begin examining things immediately, Sieglinde accepts the two pieces, laying them in her lap briefly to pull an incongruous piece of equipment in this lab out, a tablet computer, fingers flying over the screen and tapping until she pulls up a drawing application.

It seems rude to ask them to draw with charcoal on paper after breaking off a finger, so the easily done one-finger-touch application seems the better choice.]

Now, could you draw the flower you mentioned. To the best of your ability is fine, we are not all artists.

[She demonstrates how to work the tablet in case they do not know before she offers it, smiling as if to mirror the depth of that frown.]