[ Well that was unexpected. Shock flares across his bony features, leaning back from his own phone as if proximity mattered when you're communicating like this. Not the most politically sensitive of individuals, is Gaius, but his scifi show only has humans.

And robots.

He clears his throat, nervous. ]

Right, yes, obviously. [ Attempted smile. ] I mean, not obvious, we don't have any of-- you-- where I'm from, and not that you don't make a convincing human if you wanted to--

But why would you--

[ Flounder, please stop him. ]