"Indeed. The locals are already doing a pretty good job of that, really."

Self-sufficient, for the most part, despite the more low-tech society. Aden certainly had experience with cultures that would sit down on their asses and complain until someone else came to save them. More than one immediately sprang to mind, in fact.

"Should I expect many missions to be similar to this one, by the way? Or are they always somewhat of a mixed bag to the point where I should keep any expectation non-existent and take it one mission at a time?"