He's talking to it because most devices similar to it have a function that recognizes voice. They activate and do the order, depending on what you say. [ Roland supplements the answer easily, explained well without the bells and whistles. The last thing he wants to do is make Inigo feel bad for not knowing, so he switches it up to just provide the answers when he can. And while Tidus is waiting for the phone to answer him, which honestly, Roland doesn't even know if it has such a function in the first place, he looks around and spots signs.

Roland squints and tries to read them. Thankfully, they're in a language he can understand. ]

Are we there yet, indeed. I think Ohma's temple is down this alley. Does it correspond right on the map? [ He tilts his head to the side, hoping the teens can read the same sign and he's not just crazy for it. Alien words with alien tech and magic that translates - he's heard it all before. ]