"I haven't met a lot who are. Most ain't. And they're as clueless as me." But most weren't nearly as worried, if at all, and that bothered him. After seeing Exsilium shudder apart, he was terrified the same would happen to Crystallis. There were no Initiative scientists on this planet to stabilize it.

"Figures you'd be able to keep track, though. You don't seem super concerned either. Guess you've made it through this kinda routine before?" Or so he hopes. Johnny's hoping for good news, since he's come up with nothing so far. Jack's the one person he could expect to have some idea about this.

Jack's only further embarrassing him though, and absently hides his face behind his beer glass. Jack has managed to at least get a grin out of him, shy as it is.

"Yeah, well... What if I say it's cuz I been drinkin' a lot and you caught me off-guard?"