"What if there's something flowing from it, like circuitry?" he offers, then shakes his head, remembering who he's talking to, and corrects, "Veins? Though that would..." he trails off, frowning.

He doesn't particularly want to complete the thought.

"'Circuitry' would be apt if it was a power-source as they've said. Veins though... would almost suggest it's alive."

And he really does not like the idea of that.