(Whoa, haven't been on for a little while. I feel like a guy whose nation went to war while he was on vacation in France.)
Koali saw Isaac and Cole playing chess and leaned over Isaac's shoulder (on the mech stilts, mind you) to suggest a move.
"You should move your rook up five spaces and cut off his king's escape route. Maybe it'll distract him from the two-turn checkmate he could execute by doing this."
He then proceeded to demonstrate.
(Yes, Spades, I'm picking a fight. For the plot!)