[ Angela really seems so normal and then every now and then she will say something Like That. Truly, a woman of mystery for the ages.

Well, it's fine. It's fine, probably! He's met people way more unhinged (outwardly) than her, and if sometimes he can't help but snap his neck around to stare at her whenever she says something so tonally dissonant then surely that's just a byproduct of his narrow worldview and not a sign of something deeply wrong with this woman.

Anyway. ]

That sounds like a very [ hm ] extreme way of looking at things.

[ Without knowing much more, he really can't make any further judgment calls, but somehow he suspects the place she's from is not one he would have liked to live in. ]

I think, as with all things, lifestyles and world views depend on individual locations and experiences. But I'd like to say the place I come from is a little nicer in that regard. I'd like to think that most people from Earth want to build a future where we can lift each other up rather than push each other down, and that we don't solely focus on the potential outcomes of an action without considering all its repercussions.

[ Here he pauses, his smile a little sad. ]

But I've been told I'm a little idealistic in that regard.