Connor smiled brightly when Max seemed to accept him, petting his head a few times like a person who has only ever seen one other dog... once.

It is fairly apparent, especially when Frank once again types to him, that the sign language hadn't really helped.

Raising his free hand to show Frank his palm, a crisp hologram appeared there. 'My name is Connor. Sorry for bothering you, I didn't expect to see any dogs on board the station. I like dogs.' He could have mimicked Frank and typed out a message on his smartwatch, but this was just easier, plus he could make the text any size he wanted.