"Hnn." Tim frowned, but said nothing at first. He didn't trust their allies much, of course, and he expected the feeling was mutual in at least some aspects. The lack of sharing of information was a large downside, though. And he lets the comments on the terrorists drop-- because while the issue is more complicated, to him, than Zouichi sees it, he's not going to push. It's something he will look into, however.

"We'll have to prepare for that," Tim said, finally. "I doubt the crew that trust them rank very high in numbers." For his own part, he'd be using his positions to keep an eye on them and what, exactly the altered-- though their higher understanding of the ship would, in fact, be a hindrance.