[Which is... rather in line with everything else. It's in line with what he's been doing, in line with what the CDC wants from them, and in line with the way someone else he knows had seemed to act.]

What's necessary to save a few, against something that seems too big to deal with otherwise.

[The trees are in sight by now, and he wishes he could really focus on them as a distraction. He'd give a lot to find a way to avoid what's going on in his head right now.]

Sounds familiar. And not just because it's what I've been doing.

[Which needs to be said so she doesn't think he's judging her. He isn't.]

Someone said something along those lines to us once. Couple of years back. Big guy. Don't know if you remember him.

[Went by the name Saren.]

Trying to figure out if I'm becoming like him. Hard sort of thing to wrap my head around.

[Especially when he knew the answer he didn't want to reach might be the honest one.]