[The term 'meritocracy' gets him to subtly flinch a little.] Yeah. Way familiar.

[Because while Yamato wasn't out to shape a world around the concept in this AU, hoo boy did the guy harp on about it.]

... Jeez, that's seriously awful! [Even more so that word hasn't even gotten out about it...] And for nobody to have said anything... that's... [He takes a moment, to search for what he feels like is the right word.] ... kind of eerie, I guess.