[All right, a fair point. It's far more realism than it is optimism. The optimism is in the hope that one day humanity will calm the fuck down and stop being a bunch of greedy bastards, but considering how expertly history turns itself about in a wheel... well, Destiny makes fools of them all.]

It's not even only humans. Any sentient, thinking species, it seems, with enough time to build a civilization. [If what history he knows of the elves is true, it certainly is not only humans.] Sometimes we may have even been better off staying poking at walls in caves.

[At least then, the day was wiled away creating art. And... uh, killing things to eat them. And other things, probably, he doesn't know.]

Well. Worry not, Adrian. [It is a dangerous attempt, but Jaskier is an expert at maneuvering, and even better at flattery. He takes Alucard's hand in his, raising to kiss the back of it, and even manages not to get his mask caught on anything.] I find you a fine partner no matter the conversation.