Seems like Mr. Incurably Optimistic can stand to take one from his own book. Even if everything here goes up in flames, or tries to sink down to the bottom of the sea, there'll be things you can do to help save lives. And...

[ she glances off to the side, watching some of the cruise passengers in the middle distance. ]

Trust that more people here will have teams to depend on than you might think, even if the humans are panicking.