"I guess you're right. It's only a hop and a skip away from our lives now, where the Ohm try to kill us and the Daligig tell us we can't keep their ship from torturing us." Yay, cynicism-off. He's happy to find that Ter has a sense of humor, at least.

"Pointy ears. That's really all you need to know." He points to the paper. "You're seriously considering sticking around for Karis?"