[Hank-Morely’s response to the news gets an equally short nod of acknowledgment. It is much cleaner than Arid's reaction to his next question.]
Josephs… [The name is quiet and pained. Illogical, to have such a reaction about the man who had deluded and violated her. When she speaks again, the sentimentality in her voice has bled away, replaced with words that are cold and hard.] Josephs was not in the combat suit. He sabotaged my health monitoring systems in order to deceive me. He sent me to that facility to—to—
[The words cut off. This was never only about Arid. She hadn't allowed it to be. After a few moments, her voice returns to a quiet monotone.] You risked format to aid me. I requested aid for my pilot.
[A pilot who was not there. A pilot who would not have deserved aid even if he had been.]
no subject
Josephs… [The name is quiet and pained. Illogical, to have such a reaction about the man who had deluded and violated her. When she speaks again, the sentimentality in her voice has bled away, replaced with words that are cold and hard.] Josephs was not in the combat suit. He sabotaged my health monitoring systems in order to deceive me. He sent me to that facility to—to—
[The words cut off. This was never only about Arid. She hadn't allowed it to be. After a few moments, her voice returns to a quiet monotone.] You risked format to aid me. I requested aid for my pilot.
[A pilot who was not there. A pilot who would not have deserved aid even if he had been.]
I am sorry.