"Too focused on the idea of how they perceive reality and the world to be the right one. Humanity does good, sure, but, we're a right stubborn bunch that don't like admitting that we don't know it all." A pause. Well, let's not talk about how he falls into that camp more often or not.

There's a shrug, a press of his lips, and a look away. Cheryl doesn't need his shitstain of a live on top of the life she's gotten herself into. There's still hurt from her running away and leaving him with their father.

"Seems like I might be the one uprooted the least by all this. Mathias knows how to bloody pick 'em, eh?"