At that, her brow lifts slightly out of curiosity. Were this the Normandy, adrift among the galaxy and all the species that come with it she might have chalked it up to some alien affliction. Something for the doctor to worry about rather than her. But the doctor isn't here and put like that it sounds rather fatalistic.

"Corrupting?" Her fingers twitch. She'd like to grab him for a closer look but you didn't need even a fraction of her training to know you didn't pet strange dogs. "You sure you're not just laying on the theatrics now?" Because if he'd proven anything to her thus far, it was penchant for such things.