Oh dear, that was an unusual noise. Are you quite all right, Commodore?

[ A few minutes pass as Robin is kind enough to let Smoker regain his composure. She's going to laugh for a million years after this. ]

Hnn. Certainly it is most likely the case - but are you saying you wouldn't consider the possibility of alternate realities? There is probably one for every choice we don't make, after all. Who is to say that what you find hasn't come from there?