"You know, I'm not so sure that a deathmatch arena is a good place to run science experiments." Bucky's tone is dry, but the look he's giving Punchy is thoughtful. He doesn't press that subject further at the moment, though. Instead he just keeps a little bit of a distance--more because of the smell than any worries about his safety.

He's pretty sure he can take this kid, after all.

"I'm guessing you mean medicine by that." He sighs a little. "Yeah. I'm not sure what I'm looking for, exactly, but I gotta try. Someone I need to watch out for seems like she's getting sick. It's probably something horrible that nothing can be done about, but like hell I can just leave it at that."