It's unexpected information, but helpful and welcome nonetheless, and Siebren turns away from the bookshelf he's inspecting to face the person addressing him. He's in orange; another teammate, and therefore someone to remember.

"Thank you. A merit-based points system is intriguing - how quickly does one earn points for chores?" Mission objectives goes unmentioned, for that denotes missions, and the idea of going on missions sends the melody into a dangerous crescendo and is something he does not want to-

-cannot-

-entertain right now.