Or maybe he just said it so that he could hear Bobbie refute it. He's not sure which would be worse, but it still makes him feel a little better.

At the question, though, he looks visibly uncomfortable. This is something he's been avoiding talking about with the crew - especially Prax.

"We're a long way out, Gunny." Very quietly. "Depending on how we got here... They could have been dead for centuries."