I'm not suggesting any of us forget.

[ John remains calm, his tone coaxing, even if the void of his eyes is a merciless wasteland. ]

But we have to be smart. They don't believe they did anything wrong, and they have numbers and resources. I could kill them all when they return, and she'd just bring them back and then they'd have another reason to hurt everyone.

It would be better if they couldn't reach us to hurt us. So what do we need?

[ Like a teacher might ask his class to pitch suggestions. ]