[ his brow crinkles for juuust long enough to make him look conflicted before he lets go of the greeting. something scratches at the back of his mind but he's so focused on making a good impression and getting to the task at hand, that it's easy to dismiss for now. ]

Ooh! Cause of the--? [ he gestures up and down his chest. ] Nah, it'll be awhile before public grants catch up to this level of tech. I had to buy out a company and then steal-- er-- borrow, proprietary information to get this baby working. But I'm no Quick Draw McGraw. The neuromorphic interface does a lot of the targeting work for me.

[ shrug. ray's got ego out the wazoo but he's pretty good about where it stops these days. ]