[ Brennan gives a low laugh, although the sound chokes into a cough and when he's done, there's the faintest hint of blackness at his lips. He shakes his head. ]

They... they want everyone infected. S'a trap. Whoever's making your plans... you need to warn them. It's too dangerous for you to be here.

[ And as for getting infected... well, it's a little too late for him already, isn't it? He's trying not to give up hope, but he's also not sure how much longer he can hold out against that creeping darkness. The hallucinations that flicker at just the fringes of his vision. ]