"It is not alive." Rikerg said, mostly to himself, as he had never seen a machine that could move and make sound like it. He could see why people treated it as alive, but even though it had been warm and put off a noticeable scent before, it was now cold and unmoving. He could detect no breath or even heartbeat from it.
"That is not fair." Rikerg complained with an annoyed growl. "Why should we have to change only because we are more capable of it?" He believed that they were able to adjust their attitudes more easily, but he did not want to, especially since he was sure the effort wouldn't be returned.
"I can get along with them fine during a fight." Which, to him, meant not attacking them himself. "But I do not see how the humans could coordinate with me. I can defend myself without their aid." When the other said he hoped he would stay, he flushed a bit, "I do not... know where any of the places we are exist in regards to my own home. I do not expect to be leaving soon." He didn't quite understand what he meant of Leonie's people, but if they were anything like the humans he knew, it was normal not to understand how they thought.
"We would need to explain it to the humans before we started as well." he said, digging and clawing at hay in order to form somewhat of a nest before he slumped down in it. "They would attack me if they saw us sparring without being told beforehand."
