"Perhaps not." Though the thought that the Doctor shares his aversion to humanity as a whole is an alarming if entirely logical notion. That's a stubborn needle digging itself into the hypocrisy of Rush's own reasoning, but he elects to disregard it. "Though in my experience I have not found many worth engaging." There are exceptions, of course. Asadi, certainly, though their recent disagreements have made future interaction an unstable point.

Despite the lingering anxiety stemming from the TARDIS's initial greeting and the dream's insistently tactile nature, one side of Rush's mouth pulls into the nearness of a smile. "There is something about sapient ships capable of traversing space-time that I find to be infinitely more intriguing."