It might sound callous on the surface of it, but it’s really pretty reasonable — they’ve already established that try as they might, “everyone lives through this” isn’t in the cards, so instead they’re focusing on “enough people live through this that it’ll be possible to rebuild” and “everyone we personally care about lives through this”… And the grim acknowledgement that #2 may also not be in the cards.
… Oh, and Miko’s #3: Track down Dehane and use his skull for an ashtray.
It might sound callous on the surface of it, but it’s really pretty reasonable — they’ve already established that try as they might, “everyone lives through this” isn’t in the cards, so instead they’re focusing on “enough people live through this that it’ll be possible to rebuild” and “everyone we personally care about lives through this”… And the grim acknowledgement that #2 may also not be in the cards.
… Oh, and Miko’s #3: Track down Dehane and use his skull for an ashtray.