To her credit Aria recovered her wits quite quickly, at least enough to continue speaking though her voice was a bit unsteady, prone to trailing off in sudden gasps or moans.

"I'm tired of this holding pattern we've put ourselves in - and we have, through our inaction, through our struggle to stay alive, through our squeamishness at eliminating the obstacles in our way. We - mm - we need to act or we'll stagnate and rot here. Anyone who's content with the way things are is a fool, and anyone who's too afraid to do what needs to be done about it is a coward."