"Least you still have people. Monsters, you can deal with. Might be hard, but it's doable. Least as far as I can tell from how you're describing it."

Or, to be specific, how little she was making it sound like a complete apocalypse.

"There's worse fates out there. You'll get through it. Humanity too. Assuming any of us ever get out of here, anyway."

Which...was pretty much the closest thing to reassurance that Korso could muster. Still, he liked to think he was a good judge of character. Off the bat, the Doc at least seemed like she had a good head on her shoulders. Smart, and still fairly sane. Two things that tended to put the odds in someone's favor.

"As for the hugs powering this place- I'm just a soldier. Well, I was just a soldier. I find it's usually easier not to think too long on things outside your field of expertise. If they say it works, and this place isn't falling to the ground around us, it might just be best to take their word for it. Not that escaping's off the table, but in the meantime, it pays not to try and test these things."

Because that road? That road had a tendency to lead to some pretty serious problems.