Gasp! Counter-scanned! BD-1 supposed it wasn't the first time, although this was hardly a very reliable language to communicate by. The droid cocked his head in that birdlike way of his as he observed the D.A.T.A. unit's behavior before exchanging a glance with Cal.

"I guess that's true enough," he said, smiling crookedly as he caught Tony's eye with a hapless shake of his head back. Among the upsides to that strange city-venture of Billy's making, he could at least be on the same page with more of Tony's references. "That does remind me, I need to cart over what I've got of casings from the latest parts I've salvaged from. Pickings have been getting slim though. If we don't think we'll be needing those cages down below, we can try dismantling those."

He tapped the D.A.T.A. unit's head lightly with a finger. "Is he being punished or can I try fixing his legs?"