"I don't need help in building the ship, just the required pieces to make it stable enough." And. There was no guarantee he would even take the other boy with him if he did manage it. As helpful as he's being, the General was only interested in getting out and getting back to business. "What is the purpose of this junkyard? Would we find anything salvageable in this mess?"

He might have turned to start digging through the trash and rubble himself, steady enough on his feet to be able to concentrate a little better. "An ionic actuator, a reflux coil, anything." And... he might have started completely ignoring the other in his mission to get anything out of this endeavour.

Sorry, 'buddy'.