[ YIKES... yikes yikes yikes... rhys yells a little and grabs at his collar, looking at angel wide eyed. okay, well. how to get out of this one. ]

You -- you remember that I made these, right? What if I just, ugh, what if I just turn off the feedback loop?

[ he grins a little, shaky, but he doesn't feel good about doing this. ]

I mean, I wouldn't be stupid enough n-not to put in a failsafe, right? Come on. Jack's the programmer but I'm the engineer.

[ and then he pauses, slightly and grimaces. ]

Also, I can, uh. I can get a first aid kit for you if you want to patch that up? I mean, that was kind of stupid.