[He's not surprised. But he and Amos sometimes have differing opinions on 'no other choice'. Not as differing as between Amos and Naomi, though - Alex knows there's a line after which you just have to take the shot. He doesn't have to like it, for it to be true.

So he just nods, to the 'only if necessary'. Amos might be a little unhinged, sometimes, but Alex has never known him to lie.]

As far as I see it, our best chance to get ourselves home is to help get everyone else off this bucket too. No one here deserves this shit.

And I'm getting the sinking feelin' that this is just another Eros, all over again, and we're all part of some experiment. The less people we leave as fuel for that, the better.