[McCoy's eyebrows very nearly rival Spock's talents in raising them as he takes that in.]

There are some aspects of other species' cultures that I'm quite happy not to know about.

[But that statement is fairly obvious as a reflexive one, designed to give him a little more time to mull over the real problem. The conclusion he's coming to isn't ideal, features alternate universes, and is therefore not something to discuss over a comm system of unknown, and therefore dubious, security.]

But no argument from me on that, and I'll be watching for this fog to lift. Do these people have a hospital?