"It is quite shortsighted, isn't it? Then again, it's always easier to take and run with a one-sided sort of perception, instead of putting in the legwork to consider other angles..."

Though the wryly dispassionate bent of Jade's tone there indicates his own opinion of that 'easier take' promptly enough; he's in agreement with Dimitri there, rest assured...and it's a rather pleasant surprise, actually, that the young man would set down that sentiment so readily and plainly. For a brief moment, his attention is diverted from the atrocious art on the stage in favor of a curious sidelong glance his way.

--But, indeed, nasty thoughts lie down that road. Maybe a tangent is still for the better here, in the end. "...But I think I agree, the likelihood is considerable. It'd almost be more ridiculous for there to not be a catch in any of this, truthfully. On the other hand, there's enough of a magic-savvy population on this ship that a mage sufficiently versed in curse detection could perhaps be found..."