The comment gets a small, mirroring smile from Cosima. "Strange made the point, too, that a small sample size is better than a single instance, which is the most doctor thing to say." This is something of an aside; at the very least, she doesn't seem to expect Petrana to respond to it. "But. I take your point. And if it's not too forward to say, you in particular were never someone I worried about acting impulsively or before you gathered as much information as possible. I can't say the same for every person in the organization, but it felt ... I don't know, seemed easier to talk to everyone as a rule, instead of deciding where to draw the line."

A small pause, and then: "I mean, that said, I'm also doing it one-on-one for a reason. But." Some people are going to need urging that others have no need to sit through. "I really hope it does go well for you. Sincerely. Your anchor may not be a loss on a practical level, but you would be."