Skyfire sniffs the ground a bit, trying to figure out the best way to explain with what he finds is a rather limited language at times, while also trying to track the scent of rust.

"Well, a spark for one, sentience, sapience, and as a 'species' we weren't 'built' in the same sense as you associate it with those terms..." He pauses and shakes his head, obviously struggling to find proper words. "It's like you trying to explain how you're different from trees or rodents, when the only words that translate are 'organic' and 'biological'. It fits in a broad definition or is close, but doesn't help much when trying to explain the details."

After pausing a moment to leave another mark on a wall he adds. "Technically the root term of biology applies to me as well, at least when it comes to the origin of the word, as the root 'bios' means 'life'... The translation trouble begins with, and is compounded by, how 'life' is defined in your language." He's not trying to be insulting, just that the way 'life' and related terms are defined, as well as implied to refer to only organic beings, it's a bit frustrating to him.