"Would either of us accomplish anything by me being angry? I wouldn't ... feel better. You have a point, and a completely valid perspective."

It is both learned skill (radio work, oh god the crazies he's had to herd) and natural predisposition (he's just that good-natured) that allows Jae to come off genuine there, where someone else might sound placating or even patronizing. He's still mulling over a bit of a line in his head, wondering if the merman needs to be spoken to like a child, but he doesn't really think so.

"..Yeah." His smile is less sad, more rueful. In truth he'd had an awful panic attack and hadn't been able to so much as read the pamphlet for hours, but- "There's magic and nonhumans where I come from, but everyone has to hide."