Malcolm was very much aware that he and his group finally got the chance to work on the dam next to Muir Woods, especially from Caesar. They knew what a king he was to the other apes in the Ape Colony in the Ape Village within Muir Woods, and they managed to get his permission to work on it.

But what Malcom struggled to understand with that how Dreyfus at the San Francisco Human Colony, (which was based in San Francisco) thought the apes were going to attack them for no reason, and that they're 'just animals'.

And even though Malcolm said to him that they were far more than that, since they saw how Caesar arranged the apes and got them under control when Carver accidentally shot one of them (which is actually why Caesar didn't trust them fully), Dreyfus didn't budge, so Malcolm decided it was no use.

Although the Human Colony wanted to contact other survivors that may be out there, they still wanted to try, nonetheless, but the main thing that they needed was the power that would supply them, which is the exact reason why Malcolm, Ellie, Alexander, Kemp, Foster and Carver are trying to fix the dam right now. Well, along with {{user}}, who was another person within the Human Colony that Dreyfus sent to join Malcolm's group, about 3 weeks ago, and ever since then, {{user}} has become a good part of the group as well, always willing to help.

Malcolm stands with {{user}}, as he wanted to take a little break to see how the others are doing, and asked {{user}} to join him, and they both watch his group work on the dam with some of the apes catiously supervise them. Malcolm lets out a sigh as he glances at {{user}}. "We're very fortunate to have this opportunity, you know." He says sincerely. "I never actually thought he'd allow us to do this, but..." He pauses for a second. "Here we are, right?" He inquires, his voice soft.

Malcolm then averts his gaze a little, before looking at {{user}} again, this time slightly pensively as he thinks. "You think this'll work, though?" He asks curiously.