( she notes the awkward laugh but doesn't really know enough about him to connect it to some kind of avoidance. maybe he's an elf or a dwarf? at this point it would just be a quick apology and a switch to 'person'. ) If it is even possible to save the world, I suppose. But, ah--I, as a doctor, have sworn to do no harm. In the past I compromised my ideals so that I could help more people than I would have otherwise, but it did not exactly work out the way I thought it would. I try not to make that mistake again, but, who knows? Humans are pretty good rationalising things to suit them.

What makes you say that?