[ In truth, the thing may be more symbiotic in nature than parasitic — but for all intents and purposes, the term fits. Especially now, given— ]

Before this place, it didn't.... hurt me. I felt sick from it sometimes, but it wasn't damaging to me, necessarily. In fact, it made my body function better.

[ He was no superhuman, but it improved his condition, made it peak. ...Who knows what the scientists may have done to him, though. They could very well have succeeded in developing a means to turn him into a weapon. ]

But this place seems to be affecting it. It doesn't do anything beneficial to my body, and it only makes me feel ill. I don't know what might happen in the long term.

[ He sighs, softly. It's been a pressing concern. ]

But at least it doesn't seem to feed off of me. It needs blood — so I can provide that for it. From animals... from parts of them. [ A soft wince. ]