[There's a pause as Brainstorm stares back, optics narrowing just a bit. When he speaks again, his voice is slightly stilted. It's fairly obvious he's reigning in some irritation.]

I would at least like to try. Do attempt to understand my situation here: I've been stuck in this damned city for months now - which normally is a miniscule amount of time to me, but I have been having to subsist on what is comparatively junk food in terms of an energy source. I don't care if it's limited. It is potentially something better than the scraps I've had to make do with.

I am a scientist by trade. I've dabbled in plenty of nearly theoretical and previously-thought-impossible technology, the majority of which was incredibly dangerous. I think I can handle crafting enough filters for your Phazon to make something useful out of it.