You want to visit the Institute? [ nooooo ] Just, ah, let us know before you're coming! So we can come meet you.

[ hopefully she won't show up too soon. Alex doesn't plan on keeping the truth from Sue forever, especially not if she's nice like Katie says. they just need a chance to get settled into their new place first, so that everyone can see the two of them can handle themselves. ]

Your skin must have a lot of special properties, Sue--yanno, being you. What are you trying to do with the synthetics?

[ it's a distraction AND a science talk! Alex wins! ]