"If I said I cared, would you believe me?" But she's shaking her head as soon as she says it. "I guess actions speak louder than words, though. But it does matter to me, and I'll bear it in mind."

Letting a silence fall for a moment, she muses on the situation. What a mess. If the ship's communication and crew continued like this, it wouldn't get much better, but who was she to say anything for the moment? Others had been here for months, and had no issue.

"There's a lot of different people on board, here. I think one of our biggest weaknesses as a crew is not really knowing each other yet. There's a uniting cause, but..." Shepard trails off, frowning. Rinzler didn't need to hear her internal monologue, and she sincerely doubted he cared— at least, at the moment. "Anyway, I care. For what it's worth."