This is him being nice. When one compares his attitude to years ago to now, this is nice.

York doesn't want to admit that she's right. He is shaken, and his programming knows it's stupid because it's just a shield. It's just a shield. "It's from my world. It's the riot shield the police held against us when they raided our safe space we thought was hidden from them." It's said quietly, eyes still trained on the water stretched out before them.