[Beckett lets the wtf-were-you-thinking part of Steve's tone slide off him like water off a vampire duck. He owes no one nothing, least of all an explanation... and he knows what Steve would say if he did explain.]

I'm perfectly fine. The medical intervention did exactly what we expected it to do - a shame that the rest of the plan didn't work as we intended. All we got are more questions.

[He doesn't want to get into that right now. Largely the whole thing was a disappointment. That is one reason he is looking, unusually, for companions for the road.]

@dissects - I'm not sure what his name is, either. He has his motives for that, no doubt... but if you and Rydia are still together, I will be glad to travel with you for a while. I'm heading for the school to resupply, myself.