[ He tilts his head at her bluntness, not because it offends him but because she's quickly proving herself someone who's going to need some convincing — and there's the skepticism he'd been expecting all along.

It's just that it's for Yima, who has been nothing but good to him. More than that. And that wasn't what he was expecting. ]

And what she wants is for everyone to be safe and happy. She's told me so herself. [ His voice is still calm and measured. Unbothered, because he knows he's right. ] Look, I've been through some shit. I know what it's like to be vulnerable to those with power. But Yima isn't like that. This place, Highstorm? It runs smoothly under her. There's never any trouble. Shit, if it was feasible I figure this'd be the place for everyone to live out their days. Getting the Oracles is about building a new world where we can make that a stable reality — that's all.

[ At the very least, every word is sincere; however skeptical of his words Nebula may be, there's an earnestness behind each of them. He really believes everything that he's saying — that Zenith winning is truly the best thing for everyone, and that Yima will make it happen. ]