[Now? He's impressed. He remembers you as running off to get into more trouble than he could even comprehend. The fact that you're willing to listen? He might have just the tiniest flare of respect for that.

So, he just starts walking again.]

The companies. There are two of them. AGI and SERO. AGI was recently defeated in a lawsuit against slavery. SERO... is even less scrupulous than -

[He stops for a moment.]

They have declared themselves scientists. But have no morals.