Or it means I never get a break. ( the response comes easily, with his particular dry humor. he doesn't really dislike people based on species, despite what his comments at spock would indicate. he actually thinks having people around with different abilities and perspectives is damn useful.

he swirls his tea around in his glass, a bit, observing the color. then he looks back up at her and raises his brows, as though he's questioning what he's about to say. ) People, with notable exceptions, are pretty much decent. Wherever they came from or whatever they are, otherwise. I think, even here, we're more inclined to work together than not. It's just a matter of rooting out the bad eggs, and making sure they can't do too much damage.

( it's foolish to say, considering the fire and considering what evelyn had suffered, for it. he takes another sip of his tea and purses his lips, as though he realizes that. ) What I mean to say is, it's easy to focus on the bad things. God knows I do enough of that. But that's not how we'll make it through this, probably.