"I have no reason to be dishonest with you, either," Steve points out with a one-armed shrug. The more that he hears Kaz talk, though, the more that he can figure that he must have grown up in a place where trusting anyone but yourself could get you killed. That can't have been an easy way to live. He'd gotten a similar sense from Inej, but it seems to be turned up to eleven here.

It's true that he can't ask anyone to not be paranoid, nor would he blame them for it. But if he's right and people do start to turn on each other, Steve knows what he'll have to do. He keeps that thought to himself for now.

Especially in light of that question. Steve raises an eyebrow. "Well, it probably depends on where and how you grew up. I'm not saying I just trust everyone at first glance, but in this particular situation we have good reason to band together. We all have a common goal." That, and he's used to being on a team, so it's more or less what he defaults to.