[He can't help but grin wearily. They keep doing a lot of damage control here, don't they? But the aversion of the calamity takes priority above all else, even over the important summer solstice.]

I'm not sure if it'll be fine, given the ups and downs we've had, but yeah, worrying won't make it better. Whatever the task is going to be, we'll do our best.

[Without his optimistic Commander around he tends to slip into a bit of a bitch-and-moan mode (while still giving it his all regardless)... he should be more mindful of that.]