It was an observation that Hux actually appreciated. He'd only met a couple of people so far, but if he was to be objective, he could say the same for them. They were obviously ignorant about the galaxy and caught up in mundane interplanetary affairs, but they definitely seemed to have good instincts.

Why they were all here wasn't something he could explain, but it at least it would be useful to them in the meantime.

"The intent must be to use our combined skills for something." It made sense: if there was to be some sort of endgame here, it would make sense to bring people with some level of usefulness. Just how useful these other people were, Hux couldn't say, but...