[ Fitz sorts through various scenarios, with some more grounded in the evidence thus far than others. He pulls theories from his own experiences, too, working for and against HYDRA. ]

As a weapon, [ that's the big one, thanks to El's contributions on the network. ] or a test-run of man-made bodies. Perhaps an experiment on integrating unnatural abilities with different hosts, purpose-built bodies [ He gestures at Markus and then back to himself. ] versus pre-existing hardware.

[ It's possible that they won't be able to withstand the alterations to their persons in the long-term. Foreign DNA and wetware, inhuman abilities — they take a toll on the body. ]

But that's all conjecture.

[ And he's a pessimist with too much time for considering all the ways this ends terribly. ]