[ok good, definitely a sleeper. well, maybe not good because wow what a shitty situation, but they can work with this.]

I see. Well, the first thing we need to do is figure out a better way for you to communicate. I cannot imagine how maddening this must be. [he'd be so annoyed. his hand goes to his chin as he considers their options-

ammy uses the omni mentally, as far as he can tell, but he has no idea how she does it. he thinks there's a good chance the trench adapted to her, since... well, she's a dog. he'll have to ask her but for now that didn't seem a very viable option.

it didn't look like he'd be able to easily write or scratch anything into paper or anything similar, so that was out. maybe a piece of paper with the alphabet on it so he could spell out what he wanted to say? clunky, though not a terrible idea for emergencies.

the tapping though. viktor snaps his fingers, asks,] Have you ever heard of morse code?