[Honestly, he had no idea what to take it as-- but at the least, it would make him think about reconsidering the merits of...well, meritocracy, a bit more. He'd always thought it was too far of an extreme; and he still thought that, but maybe there was a good point to the ideas.

Not at the moment though, 'cause right now he was just kind of confused. And a bit taken aback at the sort of (??) subject backtrack.]

Oh-- No way! I mean, of course not! I mean, I'm trying... [A bit of a grunt. What was he trying to say again?] I'm not naturally good at stuff like you guys, but I'm not just gonna sit around and be useless. I already learned my lesson back during the invasion.

So uh, what I mean is-- you can count on me!