[ Alex looks grim, finishing his drink mostly so he can stall, not sure how to reply to something so clearly laced with self hatred. He definitely doesn't consider Eros as "just" anything, but... ]

I wish I could say it ended there. [ He reached out for the bottle, pouring himself a second drink and then placing it off to his side, out of Miller's reach. He'd have to ask, to get another. ]

But it ain't over. The protomolecule's still out there, an' people are still usin' it for shit they shouldn't. Earth and Mars - [He let out a hard breath, thinking of Ganymede.] It's a shooting war, now. You saved a lot of people, but we ain't out of the woods yet.