[All this talk of the surface makes him feel the pull to be up there, do be doing something. Ironic that he became an officer because he didn't want to be stuck in a lab all day, only to end up stuck in a lab all day.]

If I wasn't grounded after my last surface excursion, I'd fetch this hypothetical miracle cure for you and the Director.

[To go back to their topic of conversation before he roused Zetta's fury with his ill-thought out comment.]