Ugh. A pedant. "That depends on what you mean by 'men'. There were two major races, the beorc and the laguz. I would describe both as being contained within the phrase 'mankind'."

"I see." He made a mental note to look into this Zetta later. Though if he hadn't restored all the worlds yet, those 'right circumstances' might be grossly impractical.

"Wonderful. And yet this vessel has not yet run aground, or whatever the parlance might be. I don't much care if this vessel houses deadly disease or gods of destruction -- strategy is integral to any successful campaign." He paused. "...But your defeatism is noted."