That intensity's a little scary, but also weirdly familiar somehow; he's finding himself warming to the man even further.

(He won't place the familiarity until some time later.)

"It's not a failsafe preventative, but it'll cut down your chances of contagion by ... call it ninety percent, at a conservative estimate. The more people you can get to adopt the safety measures, the better everybody's chances become. Fewer people catching the disease means fewer people to spread it."