"The genderswaps are few and far between, unless that's your thing. Pepsi cornered the market on Gender-Swap Pop a little before our time." He let that hang for a minute. "No, you've never. Neither have I," By choice. And hey, it was a relatively safe, if slightly embarassing, break from the heavy discussion. He'd take it.
Tobias turned, about to warn Marco not to touch anything, when he noticed the restraint, just nodding slightly and going back to what he was doing. The next question didn't even merit him turning around- he had a good Back to the Future reference on hold, when Marco stepped back. Oh, well.
As for the radiation. "To be honest? No idea. It's not like I had the time to study nuclear physics. I just need the- ah," He pulled a dusty toolbox-shaped device off the back of one of the shelves, using the heel of one hand to wipe off the display.
"Geiger counter to see if this'll work." He went back to one of the shelves, picking up a relatively large amulet-looking thing, which he held out to Marco. "Around your neck, than turn the front piece to your right." To prove a point, he turned on the geiger counter before Marco had a chance to digest the request, wincing at the loud whine of the machine, actually paling a little when the needle jumped right to red. At this rate, he was going to need some sort of drugs, for exposure.
"I have no idea who we got those from. But they block out UV radiation, gamma waves, some psychic frequencies. Play hell with your cell phone signal, but it might keep you from killing her." Had he mentioned this place was like a sci-fi geek's toybox?