[That made two of them, and if there's one thing this world didn't need it was more monsters. Unless- it wanted to suddenly start allowing him to summon his dragons, of course. The beast was an odd amalgamation of parts almost like a chimera in that regard, and it easily could have passed for a new prototype for a duel monsters card.]

Mm. [Nodding to that statement, though now that he was aware of it's presence he might be able to chip in in regards to that effort as well. Kaiba didn't have to see her smile to know that it was there, her tone was giving it away.] ... [Normally, he might have followed up with a 'you'll be compensated for your trouble', since he didn't like the idea of being indebted to anyone, but with the state of currency being non-existent all he could do was fill out a check she couldn't cash.] You must have struck it in precisely the right point. It's not even twitching. [Though he still had to peer around her to determine as much since she was insisting on playing bodyguard, his height helped]

Neither have I. Either that or it's got a vendetta against progress. [Not being serious about the latter but he had lost a considerable amount of his work thanks to that animal] I spotted tooth impressions around the edge of some of the metal components. Or... in other words, it was gnawing off chunks of solid metal. [Just let that sink in]

What are you- you're going to feed it now?

[Shaking his head disapprovingly]

GREEEAAAT, now it's going to associate us with providing free meal tickets. [Apparently forgetting that he should be showing more gratitude than sassitude] Sure, let me get right on that. There's so many arms dealers here, I won't know which to choose form. [Rolling his eyes.] It was a mistake- it isn't going to happen again. [Until it does]