So that is to say, you are uncertain of how willing you are to participate in the Alliance's endeavors. Not even to fulfill your contract?

[ Honestly, it's just a light-hearted jab and nothing more. Soon enough he ends up picking a mug of his own which he nurses for a bit before taking a small sip himself. He regards the liquid a moment. Honestly, he is very much in the same boat. What could have been done is now nothing more than a missed opportunity and right now it just feels that people are making a lot of decisions while he is being dragged along for the ride.

It's a bumpy one at that. ]

But I guess the more immediate goal is gaining financial influence. Admittedly, with that sole purpose in mind, I can't say I am all that interested either. Although it's necessary — I thought to do as much as I can, as quickly as possible, and then well — I am here now in the same situation as before.

Well, I guess I can't live happily picking Sunsettias. And there are no Sunsettias here.