Ah, he took a bait, after all.
This is where he's wrong: work or not, Colress is still not the type to randomly talk about much more important matters, especially if those little tests turned out to be interesting for his own, personal, little secret own test...
But, well. Who was he, to say no to an explaination when for once it's met with (aggressive) curiosity, and not with an annoyed groan and the drop of the subject, for once?
Smiling widely, Colress went through the pages of his personal notebook, talking almost absent-mindedly.
"And here I thought you were used to this!"
...of course, always making sure to sound as obnoxious as always, first.
"Ultra Radiations, mostly. And small pieces of the Nihilego's tentacles that remained stuck on your skin. I assume they were ripped off with force, this time, and that's why some piece of skin was still there when you were brought here.
I can only assume that's the reason why you got out of it that badly." a delighted giggle "Well, one of the few. The doctors suggest a bit more Vitamin D and medicines for your Iron level.
And to slow down with the coffee."
...he's changing the subject.
"Still. Got the necessary to study why, exactly, so many appeared - and, of course, I can tell you, but I also can't! I don't think you'd be very interested in that, anyway-- and found an excuse. If anyone ask, you were attacked by a school of particularly angry Mareanies. I'll leave the reason why to you."