I think the people are like people anywhere. They want to survive. They could have turned us out into the acid rain, but they didn't.

（ she wants to believe in the best parts of human nature, even though she's seen the worst. maybe that's naive of her. or maybe it's a reflection of all the times someone has seen the worst in her, and held out their hand anyway.

she takes a swallow from her cup and sets it back down with a duck of her head. ）

But I could say the same for you, John. You're pretty calm yourself.