That doesn't sound anything like polishing and wax coated.

"Maintenance is not quite what I'm referring to. There's more to existence than just the base level of functionality you know." He sighs, because he's pretty sure that Bastion here doesn't know.

"Ah, delightful. It's coming back online then. Good - as with most things here it doesn't appear to be permanent. I'm starting to see that as an ongoing pattern with this place, though I can't fathom why that would be the case."