He rocks back on his heels from that straight up sitting position and plops back onto his ass with his legs crossing properly. He slaps a hand onto his knee for attention drawing alone and grins wide.

"I would never speak so ill of Mister Nines without him present," he begins with his grin widening even further, "Don't you know curiosity killed the cat? Yet the best advancements in research and study have been made on curiosity alone." Humans were always ready to sink their teeth into new and exciting ideas without worrying about the consequences.

"But since you are so perceptive, the answer is yes, I am speaking from experience."