"Well, if you all really think so," he sighed. "I suppose a few extra pieces of clothing couldn't help, if you're really invested in the idea of humiliating me publicly."
He turned to Nick and Mason. "I like to read. I find it takes my mind off of the world around me so that I return to it with a fresh mind. As for the locals, to hell with them. They obviously don't like all of us being here, so I think that if we all just keep our heads they'll let us be and maybe, and it's a very strong maybe, they'll accept us at least in some part as their own. Like mother animals nurturing the little ones of other races." He smiled brightly.