I... do admit to a certain selfishness in my desires, but-- yes, if I were to find any information regarding this, I would be hard pressed to find any acceptable reason to keep it secret.

[Unaware of the philosophical ponderings her words have inspired, she smiles slightly at Jakob, though it's a little sad around the edges in a way that suggests she doesn't really believe him.]

But, thank you. Your words are kind. [Things Jakob has never heard directed at him for 500, Alex--] I imagine there are precious few among our number who are truly cut out for this line of work, but it seems to me that the majority of us are trying our best regardless, so...

[Gotta keep on keeping on, she supposes? ]