Utterly Mad

Lucas:
The hound seems relieved, and gets right back to looking through the scraps with plentiful speed and agility.
"I am trying to undestand human engineering..."
He reaches into a bush, and pulls out something tech-looking. He puts it in a backpack you didn't see when you surveyed the outpost, leaning on a wreckage.
"So I have been looking for just the right parts on a project of mine..."
He gets down on the ground in front of you, holding his backpack.
"You humans build such marvelous machines, and I want to learn!"
You can see enthusiasm in his eyes.