"I guess I do come off like that, huh?" Nero doesn't take offense at the implication that he would just murder innocents for shits and giggles. In fact, he seems very pleased that Martin understands the kind of person that he is. Most people tend to think he isn't as bad as he seems, and that is cute in its own right but also kind of irritating.

"No, it is completely incurable. No one knows how it spreads. No one knows who is infected." He spreads out his arms as he explains the real terror of his world. "As soon as people suffer enough anxiety, hatred, and terror... the disease manifests."

He lowers his arms. "The eyes go red and the mind goes bye-bye. It turns average folk into psychopaths and murderers... incapable of feeling pain and unaware of their own insanity." His shoulders shrug. "Only thing to do is put them out of their misery. But is it misery if they don't even know what's happened?"

The question sounds rhetorical but he fixes his gaze on Martin, very interested in the human's take on it.