I know. [Zhou Fei glances away for a moment before returning Seren’s gaze.] You’ve told me again and again and I didn’t—

[It didn’t click. It still somehow felt like he was a consolation, especially after joining the crew, after seeing Janus and the mass of hot bodies walking around. Maybe it was insecurity, a deep- seeded sense of worthlessness that he never shook. But here and now, after everything he’s read? Now he understands.

Zhou Fei at least sighs at himself as he reaches for the bottle of wine and opens it with a small pop.] Am I the dumbest terran you’ve ever met? Or at least in the top ten?