[Those words were a tad harsh in Cliff's opinion, but not entirely out of the ordinary given what little he understood about the young man. Another would have asked the same question with far more force and emotion-- and the responce could have been equally impulsive for them to still drop the subject for the time being.

Cliff had a hunch that Tieria wouldn't accept anything that wasn't rational and level headed.

He sighed. This was not a conversation he wanted to have.]

I can't speak for anyone but myself in this regard, Tieria, but I'm willing to believe that these guys won't immediately endanger our lives or try to kill us from the outset. Didn't you listen to the power point? We're soldiers to them. No one wastes their cannon fodder on dumb things like this.

....besides. This is hardly the weirdest thing I've been through this week, and the rides haven't really hurt anyone. Frankly, I'm just gonna roll along with things until someone gives me a reason otherwise.