Tod, the internal mechanics manager. Talita is technically the same managerial rank as him now, but still thinks of him like a superior.
Transcript
The talking figures are Ohwitiil and Mel. Their dialog bubbles are small and greyed out with parts cut off.
Mel: — to six stories tall to preserve the window layout and some of the floor infrastructure.
Ohwitiil: — ght work fine. — ou'd still need — o remodel the — doors, plumbing. — Add thickness — o upper floor.
Mel: — s of course! There would — quite a bit of fabrication — eded to. I talked to Tod — ier and he told me it shou — stly be possible to keep in — e with the plant equipment.
Talita stares at them uncertainly, then walks on the other side of the loop to the plant doors. Tod is there, opening the door wirelessly with his tablet.
Talita: Morning, Tod.
Tod: Something like that.
Talita: Do you know what Mel and Ohwitiil are up to by the guest housing block?
Tod: Mel’s on about co-species housing upgrades. Like my crew isn’t spread thin enough.
Talita: Need help?
Tod: You got enough on your hands these days.