Cecil also sits, looking at Jean's strange smile before he speaks.

"Comrade has a different connotation where I'm from. It means you see the person you're addressing as an equal, regardless of their gender, color, age or anything else about them. It means that you're aware the world is not often one of equals, but you are making a choice to be on even footing with this person. They are not the enemy, they are not your lesser, and they're certainly not a boss. They are someone with whom you can, and perhaps will, work to make this more of a world of equals."