[Viktor knows that--that they're watched upon arrival, but he still feels defensive at the way Sam says it, like he wasn't aware, or was so naïve as to think he could build the Hexcore without the government's eventual interference.]

If I hadn't built the device, I wouldn't be here now.

[He had a choice, yes, but it was not a very good one, or one he'd wish on anyone else. Selfishly, he'd wanted to live, and now he needs to accept the consequence of that.

But with the Hexcore already utilized, it makes sense that Sam's concern would be with Viktor's current projects.]

The automaton? Yes. [Though if they cracked the Hexcore, this is probably next on the list.] But if you think I should destroy it...I don't know. By that logic, I should burn down the workshop.