"I'm always in the mood for a story." It's his way of compromising. Mike's hardly bored and actually had a decent amount of projects to keep himself busy already, but he wants to hear more about Hawke's background and why the man's familiarity with technology is so limited. The axes seem to be a part of that, but he can't be certain.

"But I can help you first, if you prefer. I'm not in any rush. I don't know if you are."