Brendan nodded, though he did not quite agree with Mike's assessment. In his experience, people who hated sports tended to not go along with the people who loved sports - especially in high school, where it catered to the worst tendencies of the alpha male. Still, in his experience, most people enjoyed using their body physically, as long as there was not anybody else around who kept rubbing their nose in the fact that they were absolutely not the best at it.
He did not say this, because he did not know Mike that well and had no idea how severe his asthma was.
Instead, he focused on Mike's words. "Right," he said, "PoGo is battery drainer." When Mike had finished his explanation, he needed a moment to process it. "Right, so - like with an engine? If you keep enhancing the parts, it will end up needing less fuel to travel the same distance?" He grinned. "That's really cool."