[It's not that he doesn't want to hear it; it's that he was sure that would have pissed her off, too. But it didn't. Again. And he's surprised. Again.]

No matter what, it's not gonna get easier. Especially not with this whole... situation we've found ourselves in. This mess. And I mean the collective "we" — the Transports. We're all scared. And what does fear lead to?

[He's actually asking, to see if their answers match up.]