"Don't try anything and I won't put you in handcuffs," he shoots back easily, as he sticks behind Hilbert. There's a very strong temptation to swing by the armoury. Even if guns don't work properly in the Enclosure and they both know he won't actually do it, the illusion that he has any sort of power over Hilbert in their home environment makes him feel better.

...but he's also endlessly curious, and he knows the path to the greenhouse. "You're not actually making Specimen 34.1 are you?"