Blasé it may be, certainly, though neither is it flippant or dismissive. Jim has given this matter a good deal of thought, ever since he first offered his help to Faris in finding a new home for his peoples. A hell of a lot more thought that he would have given it a year ago, before his arrogance and misplaced assumptions cost far too many lives.

His expression does get a bit more serious when Caspar asks, though. As much as the idea of a fully militarized Starfleet doesn't sit well with him, it doesn't have to be all or nothing. "As prepared as we can be. Without technical specs, it's not really possible to develop shielding that'd block the Death effectively, though from what Faris has told me, they have to be pretty close to use it. Our mission is peaceful exploration but we're not under any delusions that the galaxy is a safe place. We have weapons with better range, and more maneuverability than their ships. We ever do go toe to toe, we won't necessarily get our asses kicked."