[Parasites are a comparison he would find delightful; they are ecologically important and integral in shaping and directing nature. They are challenging to observe, inconspicious and small, reviled to the point they disgust and terrify those who place them under the microscope. She also chooses to ignore how useful leeches are in modern medicine. Specially cultivated and used to improve blood circulation and save life and limb.

He would be under no illusion an insult was her intention. But who has she saved lately?]

I notice outlying fears and worries, of course. But there are always points of data that differ significantly from other values. Be it due to instrumental error or natural deviation.

[He lifts his brows in an objective manner.]

Or changes in system behaviour. Like this world we live in.

[Makes you think, doesn't it?]