( Much appreciated, thank you. She seems at least partially relieved, but only partially. There's always an incubation period. Nothing is guaranteed, as he says. )

And you said it glows blue— are there any traces here aboard the ship? Is that what you'd found? Those stars going out... They're millions of lightyears away. Was it something that could be so widespread and move so quickly?

( She's still following him, at least. Even as she tries to rationalize it away (or help further build the case). )