[A forced smile only because communication is a tricky thing and he'd determined a smile to be the correct response in this case, even if it turns out slightly artificial as a result.

zaShunina nods, doll-like smile remaining firmly in place.]

Everyone will formulate different solutions to a problem, but it is in these differing answers that progress will be made. [One, two, three bread rolls float into the sack in the same way the apple had, moving along a telepathic track to the bag.]

Maintaining morale is your answer, correct?