[Ruddiger tilts his head up at Notcis, chittering away as if he understands every word said to him. The question pulls a little chuckle out of Varian. ]

Honestly, he'd probably be more insulted if you uh... didn't pet him. He doesn't bite, you're safe.

[He nods, looking at the arranged drinks.]

Great! So, how do we wanna test it? I'm assuming someone's gonna have to get injured for this one.

[He sounds excited by the science of it all because there's something fundamentally wrong with this kid. ]