( Angela agrees with him, mostly. Their overpopulation problem on Earth had something to do with self-control issues, and a stunning lack of foresight, and perhaps even an outright disregard for the future. And he may have a point about his people having their own issues in this certain matter. Though, she does realise, it is possible that the only reason her humans hadn't warred themselves into cultural oblivion was due to overpopulation, and a lack of another race which could overtake them.

This seems like it will just lead ito deal philosophical discussion, as will their talk of children, so, as she turns around to face him, she chooses to focus instead on something more practical. And, as it is, personal. )

Of course it is unhealthy and selfish to think that your love can save someone. If someone really thinks that, then it indicates that they might have a whole host of issues I'm not qualified to deal with.

( She is a doctor of the body, not of the mind. Watching him walk closer to her, she sticks one end of her lacquered staff into the ground, cocks her head too, and gestures at him with one open hand. ) Usually the people we end up with don't start out as friends. First we approach them because we want to reproduce with them. Respect and trust follow after you've gotten to know if it's actually going to work out between you. Those things are important in a partner, sure, but there are considerations for compatibility that probably matter a bit more because of how short our lives are.

What I mean is, the things we look for in friends and partners aren't mutually exclusive, but they aren't always the same. ( She is going to finish this without a bit of sass? Obviously not. ) And, given that your assumption of proposition over courtship, it's only natural that I'd assume your interests are recreational. And there's nothing wrong with that.

For now, though, the reaction I'm interested in is another round with you.