He took a moment, head down, pinching the bridge of his nose, to fully digest this. Ever the scientist, though, this all raised some really important questions.

"How can they even... we die, for sure? Not just bringing us near death? They have to have something-- reanimating the molecules, maybe, but that shouldn't..."

He trailed off as he realized what he was doing. "...Sorry, you, uh, don't have to answer all those."

He smiled apologetically, a trace of humor back in it. "...Unless that's common knowledge, I mean, in which case, definitely answer."