Assuredly, at the very least, it will piss a troll off. As cranky as they can seem (especially crabby trolls like Karkat), it's probably wise not to actually go as far as getting one sincerely enraged. Get a troll high enough on the Hemospectrum and one might find themselves torn in half for a small transgression. Someone like Karkat doesn't have the stomach for that level of violence, though.

The scientists here seem pretty dedicated to their search for a cure. They can all thank their lucky somethings that all they're being asked to do is fill some pails. It could be worse. A lot worse. They could get taken apart to see what makes tick the ones who haven't gotten sick yet, for example.

Good, he thinks, the human's willing to cut him some slack.

"At least that's settled," he grumbles. "...See you around maybe."