He probably already had it, and the time just made it worse.

[Johann certainly seemed like the type from what Lance saw, and although he's still hesitant to conflate Johann and Henries too much, he thinks it's probably safe enough to presume they're similar for now. Especially if they've been working together for so long, or if--and it's a distinct possibility--there is no Henries anymore, and it's just Johann posing as him when convenient.

As for Ian's question--]

We could just go to the moon. It would take some planning and resources, but I bet we could manage it.

[But that said--]

However, I'm not sure that it would be necessary to go that route. It's possible we have a method available to us that isn't an option for the general public.

[Might as well throw his own theories into the mix here, while they're on the subject.]