[Evan, who for a moment seems primed to protest in the same way he has been, slows himself enough to think for a moment. To think of the training Haise has been so kind to offer, and in fact to think of the help he's offered Riza, and the learning he's just started to exchange with Serene. He smiles, despite himself, and shrugs.]

I suppose you're right.

I wonder, sometimes, how much we'd all gain if we could just... spend six months holed up in Oska, exchanging information. There are so many worlds represented here, forget just skillsets. The amount of learning we could do... I wonder if ALASTAIR has a research division?