"Everyone is the solution to some problem of the universe's, if you want to look at it that way," Nita continued, pulling one hand out of the water to make a sweeping gesture.

One which she didn't go too far on, so as to not get water on Uta's face!

"Though the whole voidtrecking program has a pretty gung-ho way of gathering us."

'Proactive' didn't quite cover the notion.