"That is- fascinating." Jack doesn't even notice the way he's leaning in a little closer. He listens patiently, and it's as if every word Genesis says only brings up more questions. But the last thing he says strikes Jack very hard. He very gently shakes his head.

"Life always finds a way. Always. It would be a tragedy if your planet were allowed to fall into ruin. But even 'ruin' is still a point that life can return from. Where I'm from, humans have taken to the stars, left their home planet, spread out through galaxies and into the universe. 'Indomitable,' as a friend of mine put it. Even after multiple civilization collapses, planets becoming inhospitable, wars, both among themselves, and between other races? The human race lives on."

"If the damage could be reversed, yeah, that would of course be the best. But, so long as your people learn from what they've done, there is always a hope for a future." There's a quiet wonder and a promise in those words. Even for someone who has lived through it, Jack is always impressed by what humanity has managed to accomplish. And, if anything, he would want the things he's seen in his timeline's future to act as a source of hope for others.

"But, 'some say' it's too late? Do I detect a hint of cynicism in there?" Jack is a little playfully curious. "Are you among them, or do you think your own people would be able to turn it around?"