There are many humans on Earth who feel the same way. Society doesn't exactly help in encouraging others to be open with their problems, lest they be deemed as 'weak.' [ But, Marita is a diplomat, and she cares deeply for a world that isn't based on secrets — even though she avoids telling her own — or shady transactions. ] When in reality, it is as you said, without support we are alone. Humanity... any beings in a community, as a whole holds a certain strength.

[ She sits in her own silence, looking downward at nothing in particular and mulling over Spock's offer. It's a kind gesture, one she's learned not to expect from rat bastards and government officials, but something her own career was once based on. Syndicates are not strength, communities are, and as it is, they are all trapped here subjects to experiments. ]

Thank you, Mr. Spock. I may take you up on that offer. [ A pause. ] Not now, but... some time.