A little reassured by the answer, the man looks away, dismissing the other incidents for now, although he won't forget what Diarmuid said. Anything that might possibly be useful is important to remember, even if he doesn't feel entirely ready to process it at the moment. The most important part--that these scientists haven't done anything painful like HYDRA did--has been accounted for, and that's enough for now.

But he doesn't entirely believe these things haven't been intentional. It could show through his voice if he spoke in anything other than monotone.

"Did they say that?"

Considering that "helping them" mostly entailed touching others, he couldn't see how injury or illness would seriously impede that. In fact, when one was hurt or sick, didn't that generally mean someone would need to touch that person to assist them?