[A moment while he delegates which answer would be both accurate and appealing to a rational mind. (The priority of the latter decreasing by small percentages, as Connor takes in what he can about Cayde’s ever-growing disconcerted demeanor. The sound of someone who’s already made up their mind on the matter. The potential for an argument which is an unneeded stressor in these new circumstances, he tells himself.)]

They would be questioned and returned to where they were made and manufactured. Taken apart to better understand the root of the issue.

[A beat.]

Decommissioned, essentially.