Needles ate quietly, occasionally glancing at Nix to try to get a surreptitious view of his teeth.  He was curious about the alien's anatomy.  

When Nightstar was talking about the scans of the planet, Needle's chimed in.  

"According to the data, these vines that grow the fruit are an invasive species.  They choke out the machines-plants or something.  I'm not super sure what the records meant, I'll have to see it in context to understand fully.  Hopefully, this at least means they won't be too hard to find.  We should arrive soon, right?"