Is that so- [his full attention switches back to Cinnabar] Wait, on it's own? But you were able to make it into those tendrils when we first got to Mio-san.

[He thinks about it, head tilted one direction]

But that's all the more reason why having people who are used to you would be helpful right? They wouldn't be caught off guard if the mercury started doing it's own thing... [a smile, as he adds cheerfully;] It seems to be behaving right now at least. So it can't be all bad, all the time.

[barring the small detail of it passive poisoning people around it too long...]