[He looks startled at the question, like she's a mom or dad who is asking if their teenager has any weed or porn mags hidden in their room — that is, he's sputtering to answer quickly, mortified at the thought.]

No! No, no, I would not. By the time I'd arrived and saw the effects of the Plasmids, I knew it would be a foolish thought... [He wrinkles his nose, glancing aside as he recalls his time there.] The people down there were reason enough to stay far away from it.

... That's not even accounting for the slugs people were eating.