Well, in fairness, she'd only just met Jonothon yesterday. He wouldn't blame anybody for not wanting to spill the beans right off the bat, especially if it would put somebody in danger.

//... Ah,// he said, with a little nod that suggested that he'd had some experience with that sort of mindset, himself. //I can see how that might complicate things. Particularly if people take that 'mission to destroy' thing to heart and decide that, say, it isn't just an enthusiastic but dangerous handful, so much as... well.. everybody who's playing alien, whether they actually are out to kill or not.//

That was an excellent way for a few stupid jerks to make it easier for an already bigoted world to hate and fear everyone, right there. Humanity wanted an excuse.

//All it ever takes is a few fanatics. Fear does the rest.//