[ He's not wrong: five days is far more than what she expected.

She nods, willing to carefully move beyond the question for the moment. ]

I assumed it had been no more than a day – two, at the most. I would have thought my modifications could have handled it sooner.

[ The fact that it took five days for both of them still bothers her.

Actually, the fact that the toxin was apparently so potent it acted before her mods could intervene is also disconcerting. ]