"If it's not me you will ask again until you find someone else to do it, right?" Hakuba frowned slightly. Useful in conjunction with a weapon...More like a disaster if mixed with a person, he thought. Developing and A.I. was something, letting a machine in your head was another very different. Zechs was worrying him, that bad sensation on the fond of his stomach was growing as the time passed. The other man was not even looking at him while talking, like if Zechs himself was not totally there.

Hakuba had enough, he stood up, come closer to him, and pout a hand on his shoulder in a friendly way. He tried to look the less threatening as it was possible.

"Zechs..." Hakuba squeezed his shoulder.