[ S H R U G S she's not really looking at him now, but...making guys squirm is kind of funny. Plus he's got this vibe about him. Like, someone familiar. ]

Sure sounds like it, but look there, at that "other structure or machinery" bit. Isn't that just the kind of TOS bullshit used to trip you up? What happens when someone insists something totally irrelevant's necessary for our survival- which, sidebar, also bullshit. If they care about our safety, they wouldn't have this one about how we can fucking slaughter each other.