"I admit if Kix were here, I could not have imagined a better team to handle it." Even if he wasn't entirely sure Kix would have been willing.

"Ah. Building one for your own use is likely to be more advantageous in that case. Chips like these are not uncommon in the Outer Rim Tech, I've built scanners for them before." So yes, he would. "Do we know if the Slyphid retain their chips after they kill their hosts?"