[He takes a moment to look up from his work, his fingers freezing on that tiny black-and-red striped screwdriver. Hidden eyes take a moment to look this man from foot up to bright blonde hair, and he found himself wondering for a few seconds if this guy was natural, or just a show off.

Whichever it was, he didn't ponder on it for too long.]

You bet. I'm a mechanical surgeon, and you see, this thing I'm working on is actually a type of automaton that walks about and talks on it's own when it's in perfect working order. Unfortunately someone stepped on it, so I'm attempting surgery to save it's Artificial Life.

[He says this with a completely straight face before shooting a very snakelike grin up at the man.]