[Vines. Growing under people's arms. And not in the withdrawl-from-really-good-drugs kind of vines under the skin, either. Kaidan's yet to experience them personally, having yet to sleep, but his expression is intent and narrow-eyed as he studies that movement.]

Cutting into your own skin's really not something you want to do outside an infirmary, kid. Have you tried heat, or cold? Just to hold you over until someone can look at that, y'know?

So does this sort of thing happen a lot, then?

[Kaidan juggles the smartphone between his hands in an attempt to call up his omni-tool and check whether the Alliance field first aid guide is loaded onto it directly, or whether he was lazy and left it on the extranet... that he can't access.]

If taking it out attracts more, or causes it to regrow... is it spreading, or just hanging out in there? If it's not spreading, try the heat or the cold. Or maybe someone at the hospital will have a way to kill it in situ. Not sure how, I'm not a doctor. Maybe some sort of injection?