[ To live in a world where a person wasn't expected to step up to some insurmountable seeming challenge must be nice. He can certainly see the appeal of what the Zenites happen to be striving for...

But it is somewhat meaningless if it's not with the people you care about in the places you want to protect. His sigh is heavy as he rolls his shoulders back and sits up straight. ]

You're right, we don't have many other options, and the ones we do have look pretty grim.

[ He turns to look at the people milling about the library. ]

It might do us good to get some sense of where people's heads are out right now then.