[ Jim might not have any room to talk about skipping it - though in his own defense, he was posted outside of it for the duration, and loaned out his invite to a new arrival. (And now he's on the dang council. Somehow. Sigh.) He doesn't know enough about Clark to think one way or the other about the guy. ]

That's.. good to know, actually. It means that the protections they're offering people might not be in danger. You know, masking people who don't appear to be human.

[ He stares out the nearest window, thinking. ]

The stasis pods are fine, too, [ he notes. ] Everything we have agreements with them about is steady.