Salem raised an eyebrow at Mar's comment to Elayne about neither he nor Mar trusting each other. Mar was right, of course, but Salem hadn't really been expecting to be asked to leave.
"Have a little patience, Yeerk. I hear it's a virtue in these parts," he said to Corliss with a smirk. He tried to shift his weight in a way that would let him stop supporting Mar without sending Mar and Elayne tumbling to the ground. He glanced over at the bar, then back at Elayne, and said, "Do you think it's whole again? After that ship crashed into it, there might not be much left in there." He'd previously witnessed the bar's self-repairing abilities, and he felt he wouldn't really be surprised either way. He just wasn't sure of the extent of the bar's capabilities.
Al nodded, "Yeah, it's a manual. Thought or voice activated, touch required for the thought commands on this one. It should be pretty easy to work out. And hopefully the charger works. If it doesn't, come see me, and I'll figure something else out."
When Jasper started looking at his body, Al laughed and rapped a hand against the side of his head, "This little number was a collaboration with a species calling themselves 'Pemalites.' Salem and I spent some time with them a while back. Some of it is based on the technology we had when we met them, and the rest of it is theirs, originally. The whole concept is based on the body I had when I met them." He grinned, "Real nice guys. Last I heard, they were gonna try developing their own AI's to throw into these things." He mimed wiping a tear away from his eye, "I was so honored." He tilted his head and seemed to stare off into space, "Y'know, I haven't actually heard from them in ages. Ever since Salem and I had the incident with the thingy..."