"It's not that," murmurs Simonides, which is a little surprising - he doesn't usually talk to people on his own. Bee smiles at him encouragingly.
"I just don't think I can swim!" he says. "And I'm too little - I'd drown."
"I wouldn't let you drown," says Bee comfortingly, but she won't force the issue if he doesn't want to try. That's fine.
Peter's question pulls her attention back, and her smile wavers and fades. "Yeah," she says. "Friend of mine was involved, I think. Apparently one of his friends got taken prisoner..." She sighs heavily. "Why would they do something like that, I mean, I thought ROMAC wanted to help people."
Not that she's naive enough to believe in any inherent goodness of a corporate government organization, and being on the Rebels' side of things has instilled a vague automatic distrust of ROMAC, but still, taking prisoners seems so extreme.
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"I just don't think I can swim!" he says. "And I'm too little - I'd drown."
"I wouldn't let you drown," says Bee comfortingly, but she won't force the issue if he doesn't want to try. That's fine.
Peter's question pulls her attention back, and her smile wavers and fades. "Yeah," she says. "Friend of mine was involved, I think. Apparently one of his friends got taken prisoner..." She sighs heavily. "Why would they do something like that, I mean, I thought ROMAC wanted to help people."
Not that she's naive enough to believe in any inherent goodness of a corporate government organization, and being on the Rebels' side of things has instilled a vague automatic distrust of ROMAC, but still, taking prisoners seems so extreme.