"Yeah..," his voice trailed off as he pinched the bridge of his nose. He could be so catty when he wanted to be. "Yeah, I'm sorry. I do owe you. Thanks for leading me around anyway."<br/><br/>What had started out as two sets of footsteps became three as Marcus began to follow closely in tow. "So what happens if I do?"<br/><br/>Lex's brow knitted, and what had been a slowly forming half-smile fell into a frown, but no one stopped walking. "You'll have to be slightly more specific."<br/><br/>"What happens if I mess with the canister?" he spelled out, jogging a few steps to fall in line on Lex's other side. His brother was never a very expressive guy, but everyone had certain facial ticks or nervous habits when they felt pressured. And he was curious about exactly why Lex felt so pressed about it. "Is that thing going to wake up and try to kill me? Because if it's dangerous then it needs to be-"<br/><br/>Lex held up a hand to mute his brother, cutting him off and talking over him just in case he were to try to continue. "I'm going to stop you right there. Dicen is a<span style="font-style: italic">he</span>, not an<span style="font-style: italic">it.</span>Born from a donor egg and a human sperm cell. He's not some manufactured...<span style="font-style: italic">thing.</span>"<br/><br/>That was an awfully personal way to talk about a research project. "Fine. He. So answer the question."<br/><br/>The elder brother stayed thoughtfully silent while he contemplated what the question actually entailed. "I don't know," he decided. Definitely not the answer Marcus wanted to hear, but it was the answer that Lex had to offer. "I can't even tell you what happened with the rest of them. I can tell you<span style="font-style: italic">why</span>they suddenly lost their minds, but I can't tell you what caused it. So without knowing exactly what made them hostile... Yeah, Marcus, there's probably a damn good chance that he'd try to kill you. But I can't say for sure, one way or the other. But he's harmless where he is, so that's where he'll stay."