[He looks up at Laura, and his expression is odd -- is that sadness? Resignation? Or just exhaustion?]

Don't get me wrong. Bill still poses a grave danger to the multiverse, and if he were to ever break free with all of his powers back, the results would be catastrophic. There are three versions of him alive that I'm aware of, and if I had either of the other two in my sights, I'd pull the trigger without hesitation.

But the one on this ship is different.

I've seen him change more in the last twelve months than I thought would happen in a literal billion years. On a Barge that was properly run, with a competent Admiral and tighter security, I think he'd stand a real chance at graduation.

You know. Eventually.

The point is, I don't want to destroy that. He might be the only Bill out there who does.