"...ah. That's rather unusual, even by my standards." He rubs his thorax with a claw for a moment, thinking. "Perhaps an exotic reaction to the energy from your gun? What a shame nobody present had a camera..."

"But yes." He grows again and swings down from the ceiling, hanging on by his hind legs so he can look Vika in the eye. "You now know my grand secret: I'm a cybernetic organism. Congratulations."