"That's not how things work on Komarr," he grumbles. His hands are together in his lap, fidgeting as his gaze focuses in on that. As much as David wants to do good by his planet, there are several ways it could improve. Fiscally conservative is where it falls on the spectrum of galactic standards and he's not entirely sure a man raised on Beta Colony would quite understand that.

"It's not entirely a choice I get to make. Not without a long, drawn out fight."