Unable to contradict him there, she simply doesn't address that challenge. It isn't as though she can choose whether she cares or not; trying to explain why she'd rather keep her distance would be admitting too much.

"I didn't say it wouldn't be significant, just that it wouldn't change things. Not in a practical sense." She takes a moment to sip her drink again, resisting the urge to look away. "We'd still be the people we've become here, not the people we were or will be at home."