"Ideally I'd want to splice something organically resistant but we don't have anything like that on the sphere and we haven't found anything on neighboring planets." He rubbed his chin in thought before taking off his glasses. He'd been working on it all day and amybe it was time for a break he went over to a bunson burner full of water grabbed two mugs and two teabags and carfully poured a cup for himself and Betty.
"What do you mean my brand of nerd?" He finally asked as he sat back down and handed Better her cup.