[ She reminds Jim a little of himself, honestly, with her nonchalance and indifferent shrugs. Who he used to be when he was younger, anyway. Maybe she wouldn't care much. But Bones really can be very persistent when he cares about someone, or at least someone's well-being, something she's likely to understand all the better if she does end up getting herself into any kind of trouble.

It's not about trying to mold her, not the least bit. But more like being sure she knows to look after herself. (God knows Jim didn't, when he and Bones first met; one of the many reasons why he's so lucky to have the doctor in his life.) ]

So there could only be a limited number of people in there. That's... must have some impressive population control, there. [ And by 'impressive' he might mean 'extreme', 'terrible', 'oppressive' and 'inhumane'. He for one can't think of a way to keep a population from growing too much that wouldn't involve taking away people's individual freedom and their right to choose. ]

Well, I can't say I don't understand. I mean, just imagine being in their shoes. They probably just want to be treated as the individuals they are, the individuals they suddenly became. Chances are many of them don't even know how to be individuals, or understand why they're treated the way they are. I'm not saying some of them wouldn't be dangerous and violent no matter what, but maybe not all of them would be, if they were treated differently.

[ He is, of course, working under the assumption that most people would see conscious autoreivs as an issue, a problem to get rid of. A virus to wipe out. ]