[Humanity described as the potential to create positive change, rather than physiological factors. Philosophy superseding science. He scoffs, though it isn't without amusement, like finding humor in a quiet joke kept to himself.]

This is the Shinra building. The headquarters for the company I work for.

[Describing this tower of offices, steel, laboratories, training facilities, storage, public propaganda, and more as a "company" is both precisely omitting and generally correct. He does not care to go into the details regarding how closely he remains tied to it.

That question, though. It has a less simple way to answer it.]

There were many in this building. All with different motivations that kept them working here. I'm sure some believed that Shinra provided a valuable resource to the people of the Planet, and kept them safe within the walls of Midgar. And nothing more.

[But not all.]