[ Earnestly. ] I do, but any distrust I have is because they're bureaucrats and politicians, not that they're human. If they want nothing to do with us, they'd do well enough to leave us alone when we prove we've existed for some time and not toppled governments or started wars. We want to live in peace. Isolationist America can understand that, I believe.
[ Tiredly rubbing his hands over his face and resting there. ] It's why we must stop Shaw if there's to be any measure of hope for that. He'd destroy our future, Erik, and he's already laid waste to a large portion of your life. We are not Shaw, you are not Shaw, and we need to show we aren't.
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[ Tiredly rubbing his hands over his face and resting there. ] It's why we must stop Shaw if there's to be any measure of hope for that. He'd destroy our future, Erik, and he's already laid waste to a large portion of your life. We are not Shaw, you are not Shaw, and we need to show we aren't.