That seems highly unlikely from Marian's point of view -- now she's sure he's trying to pull one over on her. Maybe she'll actually have to talk to Alphys about this and figure out just what is up with this guy. If she even knows. It wouldn't be the first time she's known someone to get deceived by a malicious actor.

"That isn't what I asked..." she half-mutters, hand shaking a little as she finds a good place to finally put down the soldering iron where it won't burn a hole in the table. It's not as aggressively confrontation as her crazed yelling last time, but there's a definite anxious edge in her voice when she stands up, still not looking directly at him. "Do you think... people don't notice when you evade the question?"