I have a soft spot for people who need help, is more what it is, I think. [Her smile falters a little at the phrase 'mass murderer', but only for a moment. Gene was a mass-murderer-in-waiting now. The moment they returned to New York, that ship was going to explode and hundreds if not thousands of people were going to die. It would be his fault, even if it was, in a way, an accident.] I do actually know how difficult that is; I also know that Keeliai is the right place for second chances.

[And third, and fourth, and fifth chances sometimes. She nods in answer to his question.]

A chair would be great. I'd like to watch you keep working on the loom, if that's okay.