Turning to Michelle again, John knew he had ignored her, but it hadn't been by design.  "If I ever ignored you Michelle, it wasn't by design, but I have a lot on my mind, foremost is keeping you and everyone else safe.  Our system might not be the best, but it was put in place long before humans were allowed a spot in galactic politics.  As for the tech thing before anyone asks" John said, wanting to clear the air before a thousand questions were sent his way, ", it's mostly paranoia on our parts that's kept us alive for as long as it has.  You wouldn't want us to try to steal any of your technology and try to take it apart and apply it to anything of ours, right?  Before you say it again, I take it if a promise is made, it's an honor thing to keep it.  I did not know and so I am also sorry if I seemed rude in some way about not answering everything you've posed my way.  I will try to answer your questions, but if it's not priority or I don't know the answer right off, I'll point you in the right direction to finding out what you want to know.  Since I'm on a mission, I make it a point not to drink anything that can dull my senses or reaction time.  SPECTREs never get a day off anyway."