[Rita points it out matter-of-factly, and Jade promptly agrees in a similarly matter-of-fact fashion. After all, he'd already be giving her those answers if he could--or so he'd think, anyway. But since he doesn't, and Rita doesn't either...
Well, there's really not much else for it but to discuss it. Which Rita does seem rather more amenable to doing than not, at length, as she starts continuing to speak at the fire anyhow. Jade is a quietly listening presence at her side as she picks out the words, giving her time to set out the thoughts before responding with a soft hum of agreement.]
...That would be the best-case scenario, wouldn't it? Granted, if our presence here truly is a random selection, similar to the items we receive from sundries...it's not entirely impossible that such a thing could randomly occur in reverse as well. [The range of possibilities is still too wide and open, in these sorts of circumstances--not yet knowing the full scope or mechanics of the captain's abilities, this potential cannot be entirely discounted, as far as Jade's concerned. ...But, evident in the pause that follows his words, empty of anything in the way of particular encouragement or false optimism--Jade doesn't think it the most likely case either, all the same.] ...Yet still, the worst-case scenario should be considered as well. Oftentimes, the truth of the matter will generally fall somewhere in between those two bounds...but they'll need to be established all the same. What do you think the worst outcome could be, in turn?
[He has a few ideas of his own, to say the least--especially where their "souls" happen to be concerned, with what they've learned considered. But he's not here to verbalize all the most unpleasant bits for Rita either, to remove that burden for her quite so readily; after all, he's not the one who's going to have to acknowledge those bits on the most fundamental sort of level...if they return to the ship, and Yuri indeed remains missing.]
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[Rita points it out matter-of-factly, and Jade promptly agrees in a similarly matter-of-fact fashion. After all, he'd already be giving her those answers if he could--or so he'd think, anyway. But since he doesn't, and Rita doesn't either...
Well, there's really not much else for it but to discuss it. Which Rita does seem rather more amenable to doing than not, at length, as she starts continuing to speak at the fire anyhow. Jade is a quietly listening presence at her side as she picks out the words, giving her time to set out the thoughts before responding with a soft hum of agreement.]
...That would be the best-case scenario, wouldn't it? Granted, if our presence here truly is a random selection, similar to the items we receive from sundries...it's not entirely impossible that such a thing could randomly occur in reverse as well. [The range of possibilities is still too wide and open, in these sorts of circumstances--not yet knowing the full scope or mechanics of the captain's abilities, this potential cannot be entirely discounted, as far as Jade's concerned. ...But, evident in the pause that follows his words, empty of anything in the way of particular encouragement or false optimism--Jade doesn't think it the most likely case either, all the same.] ...Yet still, the worst-case scenario should be considered as well. Oftentimes, the truth of the matter will generally fall somewhere in between those two bounds...but they'll need to be established all the same. What do you think the worst outcome could be, in turn?
[He has a few ideas of his own, to say the least--especially where their "souls" happen to be concerned, with what they've learned considered. But he's not here to verbalize all the most unpleasant bits for Rita either, to remove that burden for her quite so readily; after all, he's not the one who's going to have to acknowledge those bits on the most fundamental sort of level...if they return to the ship, and Yuri indeed remains missing.]