"If we can physically collect them as they appear, one could manipulate events to see what their bodies may or may not be capable of before they fully regain their other self."

The pause comes off as thoughtful after that, though mostly it's more for Genda to mentally grimace and brace himself for what sort of mentality he is advocating regarding all of this.

"Instead of worrying about making them believe everything, perhaps playing along that it's all some promotion or city event would make our task easier in cataloging which ones will be problematic in an attack."