[she jumps, honestly a little surprised at his reaction. it's something she resents deep down to the core of her own soul, so much that it's poisoned her enough to lust for murder above her own life, but it's also something she's been coexisting with for so long to really find mundane.]
Scientists. [her blood begins to boil similarly, as she's pretty prone to her own triggers—but she seems to be handling herself for the moment.] Apparently. They're terrible people, or at least those ones specifically. [but this is always such a bad topic, isn't it? she gets upset, or she makes the people around her feel bad.]
...It's ...okay, though. I'm recovering. [a pause, and she lifts her head.] —Like you!
I already feel a lot better than I used to, and I've only been here for a few days.