Alexis frowned at the duo, still a bit sore about not being able to rip the little machine into shreds. While Zac's kindness had brought her to warmth and food, he was a bit [i]too[/i] kind. Did he honestly believe the [i]thing[/i] was some form of hostage to be bartered with?

"If you are so intent on accessing the bot's internally stored information, it is much more efficient to link its processor to a computer and read the memory core." Alexis leaned heavily against the wall as she stood, still barely in any shape to move. "It likely contains some manner of beacon or tracking device that will lead unwanted danger towards us. I suggest extracting its information and deconstructing it. I may be able to make use of its miniature wiring and transmitter."