[ Well, that's good news. The more of them that get sick, the more quickly it escalates, and that sort of caution is the only thing between them and a bigger endemic.

On the other hand, it kinda blows to be a matter of concern to his own teammates. He waves, as though he could brush the awkwardness away. ]

C'mon, I'm not gonna bite your head off yet. Still workin' on getting to the whole growling and biting bit.

[ Until then—he taps out another cigarette from a dwindling case in his pocket. ] D'you want one?