[ Vincent supposes he feels so at ease because she's not judging him. The usual rising of irritation hasn't happened if he feels he's being looked down upon. His eyes drift to the side as he muses over his next answer. ]

Those people are incredibly rare. [ A hum. ] Simply put, I don't think there is anyone here that isn't worth the investment. Even those that I've had ... unfortunate conversations with, Maria.

[ Unfortunate in that Vincent just wanted to argue until he was blue in the face. ]

I was going to say the only people I could think of were maniacs who you can't talk reasonably to or get anything back for the time you spent with them, but I don't believe that's true. Even those people have their value. Granted, I might not be the person who can reap the benefits from them, but someone else might be.

[ Claudia certainly wasn't worth the investment. But he did donate a vast amount of time to her madness. He clicks his tongue and rubs his face. ]

You never know if a person isn't worth the investment until you've spent time on it, and when they aren't, well, I think that they aren't worth much to society or people.