They grinned in obvious amusement, making none of the attempt to hide it that they would normally. Is this what Khell sounded like to strangers when talking about them? "Black holes are not worth talking to. They take more than they give."

A pause and a flicker of code. "I could not even try to guess. I mean ah, for every species I encounter there are at least a dozen I never will. Between my reality and all the alternate realities out there." As they spoke images flashed around them like holograms of any number of very different species, everything from Horta to Romulans, to a straight up nebula that gave an impression of having an entity within.