[ Computer chip... He does mumble the word, repeating it, because while he's heard of them, they don't exist in his world. It's something to consider and look into; there must be someone or another here who could instruct him on it, and from there replication would be a simple feat.

He focuses on the lateral statement instead, it being more immediately relevant, ]

Well... It's not really a project that I want to do anything with here. It's something I started back home, so I just want to perfect it... I could probably just disassemble it after confirming that it works right.

[ Varian rubs the back of his head, a light frown appearing as he thinks on that. That's how he wants to spend his time here. He has a vested interest in the crystals in this world, both the ones that grand wishes and the crystal that encases so much of one of them. It's all for what he can learn, all in hopes of what knowledge he can take back with him.

He still has a job to do. ]

I don't - [ He stammers a bit, seeming to have taken that suggestion quite seriously, worry making its way through his features, ] - I don't want to cause trouble for the locals here...