He blinks unfocused eyes her way and slowly shakes his head.

"Apollo... and those guys, they went to the planet. They didn't decontaminate when they came back. What if-" Yeah, cutting that off. He coughs and for just a second, his entire body blinks out of existence before he comes right back. "It wasn't exactly like this, but it burrowed inside people, wouldn't let 'em go. There's no cure, Karen, we're all gonna die here. It's Eros all over again."