If he's not a squid then he's a kid.

She listens and tips her head in muted agreement, liking his answer despite his uncertainty. She agrees. "It's okay to not know right away."

Samus would not profess to be the most patient person in the world but when it came to unraveling a world's mysteries, this was a constant feature—the one reassurance when nothing else seemed to make sense or when the world(s) seemed most dire and hostile. It will take time.

It could be that this world is staying stable at the cost of others, she considers adding but that opens up an entirely new can of space worms of morality and ethics to think about. She reminds herself of her own patience.

She rises to her full height again. "Moving forward is one step at a time."