[He has to think about it for a moment. It's easy to focus on the worst that humanity has to offer—the Baltars that will turn on their people to save themselves, the Karas and Connors that just want to hurt others to ease their own pain, the leaders who turn a blind eye to injustices and suffering—but not everyone is like that. The civilian population is, by and large, made of good, strong people who haven't been broken by the genocide and the occupation.]
Your world has some insightful children's entertainers. [It's a slightly less bleak way to look at things, anyway. He moves closer to Martha so they're bumping shoulders, enjoying the extra point of contact. Softly:] It's not all bad at home. After we settled New Caprica, I spent a lot of time with people I never saw when I was with the Colonial Fleet. Ordinary people, you know... laborers and families, people who don't care about military or political drama. Even though they're afraid, they're ready to work at creating something for the future. They believe in a future that's worth living for.
There're still moments where I think we'll be okay. [As a whole. The remains of the Fleet and its leaders might fall apart and Gaeta has very little hope for his own future, but maybe humanity will make it.]