[Don't you give him that look, he's the eternal optimist, remember? >:|] We've expanded our territory. We've found places where they can't watch us. We've made potential allies with their ranks. We've organized groups of people to work together. There's friends here, families - even us. You wouldn't have Simon without this place, and you didn't think you could've gotten me back on our world until you came here, did you? I'd call that progress. All of that and plenty more.