[Ratchet's eyes widen slightly, but he did ask for it, he supposes. And this guy did help Orion when they needed it. He sighs.]
That... depends on who you ask, obviously. But we came here to try and protect your planet from our opposition, who are not famous for their care towards organic life on whatever planet they happen to be on at the time, and we're certainly not here to cause trouble with any organics directly.
[He holds out a hand palm-up and shrugs a little, starting to answer Newt's questions in a show of good faith.]
How long we live depends on the bot in question, but we don't really have any degenerative diseases the same way most organic species do. We usually live until we break down somewhere with no materials or parts or ability to repair ourselves or until something happens that's irreparable. Some of us have been around for a very long time indeed. Our brains don't work like what little I've seen of your computers--it's more biology than technology. No, we do not have a 'brain internet,' we're individuals and we link directly to share data very seldom. Honestly, I'd probably be the one to do it most often, when it's necessary for medical procedures.
[Ratchet does lean forward again, leaning on the desk to look at the computer screen, his eyes widening slightly at the length of the document there. It would certainly be useful to know what the humans knew about them so far...]
If you wanted to give that to me, I can look it over and tell you if you're on the right track. [He leans back again, his voice mild.] It looks like you took some decent notes while you were repairing Orion.
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That... depends on who you ask, obviously. But we came here to try and protect your planet from our opposition, who are not famous for their care towards organic life on whatever planet they happen to be on at the time, and we're certainly not here to cause trouble with any organics directly.
[He holds out a hand palm-up and shrugs a little, starting to answer Newt's questions in a show of good faith.]
How long we live depends on the bot in question, but we don't really have any degenerative diseases the same way most organic species do. We usually live until we break down somewhere with no materials or parts or ability to repair ourselves or until something happens that's irreparable. Some of us have been around for a very long time indeed. Our brains don't work like what little I've seen of your computers--it's more biology than technology. No, we do not have a 'brain internet,' we're individuals and we link directly to share data very seldom. Honestly, I'd probably be the one to do it most often, when it's necessary for medical procedures.
[Ratchet does lean forward again, leaning on the desk to look at the computer screen, his eyes widening slightly at the length of the document there. It would certainly be useful to know what the humans knew about them so far...]
If you wanted to give that to me, I can look it over and tell you if you're on the right track. [He leans back again, his voice mild.] It looks like you took some decent notes while you were repairing Orion.