Last spark from the ashes

"S'all right," he responds with a goofy smile. "Even where I'm from, it ain't so normal there either. Used to the dead just kinda wanderin' around and bein' dumb as a bag o' hair. Talkin' ones are still kinda novel. Heck, they ain't a thing even in your time era, are they, Ghost?" That's the impression he's gathered, anyhow. He looks to the little bot for possible confirmation.