[ She assumes that he's objecting to the last part of that question. So she shoves her hair out of her face and says: ]

I'm not asking because I'm being paranoid or - looking for some reason to hate his government or something. It's just - I've also got some immunity to things that are just not found in nature. So if it's superhuman - supernatural - whatever the word would be, then I might be able to handle sick people safely.