[She holds her hands up in mock surrender.] I was just asking. And they could lay flat against your shell and reinforce it instead. Like an added shield when they aren't released. I'd say your spine is more important than some mechanical limbs, right?

[Then Gwen jumps up to a branch across from him with an easy grace. Maybe she's showing off a bit, but sue her. Then she starts climbing like she's born to it, from one branch to another and higher and higher.] Race ya!

[She'd not really cared about winning this cube, but if he's going to be snippy, she might as well.]