"Only if I get to watch you do it to make sure you don't damage any of the components. Given where we are, they may be irreplaceable. And not at the moment."

He shoots him a slight glare. "Your analogy is hardly cogent. I'm not taking anyone else's belongings without permission, and the information could be vital for us to escape--or for me to save a life. Regardless of whether I'm given permission or not, I need it."

He seems quite serious about that. Okay, so his social skills approach levels somewhere near nil, but apparently he thinks it's his responsibility to get them all home/doctor up anyone who's hurt.