[His expression softens considerably and he shakes his head.]

"...I see. Sounds kind of like infestation, the more ya fight it, the more it eats you. Wish I could help you but the brains back home were stumped by a problem like that. Guess that's why so many people with glown eyes like that get so riled up about not being deployed. Still guess its a step closer to you bein free of it, right?"