"Maybe she has some, maybe she doesn't," Root shrugs. "The ratio is skewed, but there are people out there that pull the average to the middle." They can't all be foul caricatures of their species, though she's met plenty of those.

Root sounds perfectly at ease discussing such a weighty topic as they leave, flashing a quick wave and a smile to the security guard on their way out. She spends an inordinate amount of time thinking about deep philosophical questions, especially the relative value of a human life and inherent morality, so she has answers she's already thought of to offer.

"Humanity is such a dismal disappointment because it's possible for us to be better." She turns her smile sidelong at Claudia, knowing. "There's plenty of people no one would miss who deserved it less than Jerry, and who would be a lot less trouble."

But here she is.