It only makes the surface uninhabitable in large doses. And only for some species. Cows were fine - I mean, they got a second head, but...

[ That sounds better than turning into a Cwyldtid, to her.

Either way, she takes a deep breath, trying to focus. ]

Mine comes from living in a post-nuclear war wasteland, [ she tells Archer with a little laugh. ] It's just kind of... a fact of life, there. Sometimes you get mildly irradiated! Or super irradiated. Actually, if I get irradiated enough now, my limbs heal.

[ the more you know ??? ]