[It is thrilling, isn't it? Plotting in the dark, planning a bleak future. He shows nothing of it and sits upright, lacing his fingers beneath the table.]

Of course. Never question a present.

[Or a parent. Or a grandparent.]

But as a scientist questioning is my nature. Though I prefer cooperation instead of mutually assured destruction.

[Another consequence of nuclear war. But he'll survive and thrive. He always does.]