"Ah, well, let me rephrase that--he's not panicking, that counts for something." So the rabbit doesn't want him to get himself killed doing science, that's also a priority Sento shares even if he's got an overly optimistic view of his odds in this instance.

The bird gets his attention, though he soon returns it to Billie. "That's the plan, I must admit. Just a small sample to analyze, nothing worth getting worked up over." Even if he's going to put it in a bottle and try it out in his transformation belt at some point. It's probably the epitome of risk, though he doesn't need to get into that with a stranger. "I'm a genius--and I've got everything with the research under control."

Even if his rabbit doesn't seem to want to approach the bottle.