[Kirk keeps his voice monotonous and distant as he explains. Talking about Will after the man betrayed him and tried to kill him is still difficult. Deep down, he’s still grieving for the loss of what he thought was a deeply close bond]

The man I worked with specialized in nanotechnology. They’re microscopic machines that work together, based on whatever protocols they’ve been given.

By itself, my formula kept breaking down before it could fully eradicate the cancer. It kept almost working. Then Will agreed to work with me. My bat venom laid the brick. Will’s nanites were the plaster.

[Which means that yes, Kirk is confessing that to this day, there are billions of nanites swimming in his bloodstream]

I didn’t know until recently that Will may have purposely programmed his nanites to hurt me. They’re why I have my current condition.