[The quick clip of her reply doesn't spur anything negative from Connor. It helps that he is familiar with Blake, having possessed a relatively friendly acquaintance with her so far, and... likely the fact that he, too, can relate to a sense of frustration.

A small inclination of his head, both understanding and a little gesture to encourage her to continue.]

Then we will have to rely on ways to disperse it without drawing too close. [Easier said than done, of course, when no one has an idea of even where to start.] Do you have anything like this on your world? This kind of... phenomena?