[Transmitting from the junkpile as usual]

[dirge]

So many mechs dieing around here. It feels like home. [He sighs wistfully.]

Speaking of dieing- I have a question. I want to know about sparkeaters. Someone mentioned there might be others around here who know about them. I'm very interested.

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[percept]

Why do you want to know?

[Video]

[dirge]

What's with the audio? [It seems to be a popular trend around here.]

I want to know why they eat sparks. Do they have sparks of their own? It's important.

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[percept]

I am working while I speak with you. It is hardly entertaining subject matter.

Very little is known about them. They pursue sparks with almost single-minded voracity, and their abdomens generally possess several sparks in varying stages of digestion. They are exceptionally fast, strong, and dangerous.

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[dirge]

Are you making something? [Because that seems entertaining to him.]

Ah, single-minded voracity~ I know exactly what that's like.

So they eat more than one at a time? And digest them... For energy? Or something else?

That last part goes without saying. One must be all those if they are to part mechs from their sparks.

[percept]

No, I am not.

I am afraid I do not know much more about sparkeaters. The specimen present on the Lost Light was destroyed before I could analyze it.

[dirge]

You're probably right about it being boring then.

[Grumble] I see. I guess I'll just have to do some experimenting.