Alex praises the relevant parties and sets to work, but the details are lost on Neil. Mind laden with fog, he drifts in and out of awareness as the world moves forward around him, nearly touching the unconscious before twitching awake. The forms in that room shift and change beneath the light, and--

Well, it's nothing pleasant. It's nothing unbearable. The worst, as stated, is over.

When Alex explains, Neil closes and opens his dark eyes as a response, as if to acknowledge the warning. He does not have the full concentration as he did prior, but the Med-X may curb the worst of what's to come. Hopefully.