"You said," the thin bot started, working again on untangling the cords in his big hands, "it has two surfaces for electricity, and there's insulation between them. And metal's what electricity likes to--" He paused there, and looked back up to Ian, absently lowering the wires a little due to sudden inattention. His spikes pushed out all the way; though he didn't stand up any taller, he at least did pull his head back up a little straighter over his shoulders.

"No. No, you said it stores a charge... so it's a battery sandwich?"