[Lance is far less convinced; he's pretty sure of the opposite, that they're indeed here for some purpose, and to serve some use. But he also knows that may be his past experiences talking, more so than any actual facts about the situation here.

Either way, this isn't the time to mention it, because it doesn't hurt if Clarke wants to be hopeful and right now, with whatever is going on with her personally, he's not about to undermine something that might prevent another weight or stress on her.

So instead he nods, even if it's more in contemplation than in agreement, and comments on the part he does feel the same way she does about--]

I don't like thinking we're important in some special way either. We're no more or less important than anyone else.

[Even if they are here for a reason, it doesn't give them any more or less inherent value than the other people in this world, and it's important to remember that. It's easy to get caught up in being special, and having a special purpose, and lose sight of anything outside of that.

But how quiet the streets are compared to before is a good reminder that many of the Displaced seem to have their priorities in order, and it's been incredibly encouraging and reassuring to Lance to see. It's a nice change from Hadriel.

And he catches sight of their destination, which is definitely abandoned, with a smashed front window and glass scattered across the floor, but although he can't totally see from this distance it looks like--]

I think we may be in luck.