[Sometimes he's a pedantic shithead, Molly. It's fine to call him an ass. But being intense and concerning has kind of been his thing for... a while. He doesn't know how to turn it off most of the time. Still, he's a bit startled when Molly pretty much hits the target dead on.]

I--Well. Yes, that's one way to put it. Rather accurate, really.

[The side effects are fairly intense, and he wants to say that it's really just him, but. It's happened to his assistants in various ways. There's no real getting away from it so long as they are all tied to the Institute.]

The research is really just follow up on the statements we receive, just to see what can be verified. We rarely throw anything out, but. Unverified and unsubstantiated or disproven statements tend to get filed differently.