Jamie blinked a little when Iris flashed him a brilliant smile and raised an eyebrow. Optimism. How... disappointing.
"I never understood why people do that," he said, a small frown creasing his forehead. "Clinging to wishful thinking and groundless hope. It's not as if either have a tangible effect on reality."
Many attempts to explain it to National Security had been made, but nobody had succeeded in getting the point across, yet.