That actually gets Dustin to chuff a laugh, though it's definitely not coming from a place of genuine amusement.

"Ambitious," he mutters. "I would put our odds at actually cracking the secrets to interuniversal travel at slightly below those of figuring out how to revert a planet-wide ecological disaster. Actually implementing a fix is more reasonable for the latter. The Agrii definitely have the resources available--"

Dustin waves his hand at the sky in a vague gesture at the Agrii ship that he knows is up there.

"--But they would likely only be convinced to provide them if they adhere to their personal goals. They wouldn't lift a finger for anything else."