[ she raised an eyebrow at his answer and then her thought immediately returned to the question of the lady they had seen just moments before. ]
And you're certain you have no idea who that woman was in the video? She looked about your age I would gather...
[ but then she shook her head ]
No, never mind. I have no reason to doubt your first answer. My apologies.
[ Although now she had that niggling voice in the back of her head that was wondering why she wasn't questioning Nam's presence at a victory party like this instead of at home studying like a good boy should. After all, they were practically celebrating the annihilation of a race (or so it would seem) rather then a simple ribbon cutting ceremony of a fully functioning colony on some random planet she never heard of either.
But what were semantics? Surely her head was just a little bit fuzzy from all that champagne that was passed around, nothing more. She'll remember all those little details first thing in the morning, of course. Right? ]
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And you're certain you have no idea who that woman was in the video? She looked about your age I would gather...
[ but then she shook her head ]
No, never mind. I have no reason to doubt your first answer. My apologies.
[ Although now she had that niggling voice in the back of her head that was wondering why she wasn't questioning Nam's presence at a victory party like this instead of at home studying like a good boy should. After all, they were practically celebrating the annihilation of a race (or so it would seem) rather then a simple ribbon cutting ceremony of a fully functioning colony on some random planet she never heard of either.
But what were semantics? Surely her head was just a little bit fuzzy from all that champagne that was passed around, nothing more. She'll remember all those little details first thing in the morning, of course. Right? ]