Tainted Rusher question

[Hybridwolf]

So I've been playing the latest patch for TiTs, after some time away, and find the new Encounter with the Tainted rusher on M'henga, Tarkus and now Myrellion. Each encounter they seem to spiral further and further into over-modding themselves, on the 3rd time beating them and the option for fucking them comes up it mentions that it might not be "The best idea".

I have two questions:

1. Are there are actually any consequences to having sex with the Tainted Rusher? Like does it increase our own Taint level or is merely flavour text?
2. Is there a way to "help" the rusher so they don't go insane from the amount of mods they take or at least stop them from going too far with it? Is it simply just to not have sex with them?

 

[TantamNamPai]

It does increases our taint if you have sex with her.

 

[Skunkupine]

I would like to see some more story paths that allow Steele to help out the broken characters. I loved how both Evening and Bizzy have had loved ones ruined by over-modding, and I am looking forward to the Amber cure story. I'd love to see that extended to allow helping some of the other characters, like Mitzi and the tainted Rusher. Maybe even having a post-ending blurb about helping the Tainted Raider on Phaedra.
I consider it a race: will the devs deliver such stories before that Nigerian Prince delivers my US$100M and my unicorn?