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[aerospacecommander]

So quick question. What other mechanical life forms are there around here? Other than myself, bullet-headed grimace face, and the Russian doll?

I already know about the lions, I'm just wondering if there's anything else.

Call it a scientific curiosity.

[Because that's totally what it is.]

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[hatejakku]

There's BB-8. He's an astromech from home

[ Russian doll??? ]

[aerospacecommander]

What's an astromech?

[hatejakku]

A type of droid where I'm from that helps pilot ships.

[aerospacecommander]

What so are humans in your world too stupid to pilot ships on their own?

[hatejakku]

No. A lot of ships don't come with astromech ports.

The droid usually acts as a mechanic while in flight but they can distribute power, fly, make hyperspace jumps or anything else if a pilot can't. They can be on anything from luxury ships to starfighters to dreadnoughts.

[aerospacecommander]

Huh, interesting. Are they sentient?

[hatejakku]

They're programmed with sentience, able to think and feel for themselves. I don't know the particulars of the hardware, though. You'd have to ask BB-8 himself.

[aerospacecommander]

You know what? I should.

[hatejakku]

We live in Nakagawa if you ever want to stop by.