[ He'd been unconscious for less than half an hour, but he's still in the life support area where he'd tried to heal Zhukov when she comes to find him. It's clear that his symbiote ability has grown stronger - he is exhausted and some of his skin still burned, but miles away from where he'd been a few hours ago.

Sam's not surprised to see her, and he swings his legs over the side of the bed he'd borrowed for the moment. ]

You were right about Zhukov. I was worried about the physical effects of trying to heal him; I should have been thinking more about what was in his head.

[ He hadn't thought it would be worse than what'd been lurking in Shepard's mind, what's now locked away in his own. He's not sure he was wrong, but with Shepard, he'd been prepared. ]