[The language of tech transends species boundaries. It's always nice meeting fellow beings like herself.]

We have factories on Earth now but didn't always. Everything we had was made by hand. They're nice but you sometimes don't get the details you see in antique chronometers. [She grins at the stranger. Pidge will call it whatever Irhya's used to calling them.

After a moment, she reaches to pick up one of the pieces carefully.]

Having a great appreciation for how they're made probably helps. Are you in the repair business? Do you repair chronometers?