"Gee, wonder why that could be." His mouth twists with revulsion. Can't imagine why they wouldn't want to invite this sick little sociopath to their robot soiree.

"I'm thinking a couple supergeniuses are a whole lot smarter than you if you think they're gonna make you a killer-bot." Maybe if they didn't walk around grinning the way they did they might get farther with subterfuge, but Alex isn't one to give this kid pointers.

He doesn't dare tear his gaze from them. Much as he might hold up his camera as his protection - which it is, in a manner of speaking - they're the one that's lethally armed here.