[ There's like two peoples' worth of incredulity behind the words. Her immediate reaction is tempered at once by the fact that he could very well be a superior officer or a member of the Perimeter Guard and here, she'd have no way of knowing. It's not like anyone is in uniform out on the street. Even she isn't in uniform--it got destroyed. She's just wearing the closest thing to her whites that she could get, crisp slacks and a perfectly pressed button-up shirt.
So she's still holding the incense, her incredulity melting into uncertainty as she looks up at him. Her instinct is to treat any adult as a superior officer; never mind that the majority of them are civilians, strangers to the rules and losses of the military. For a second she hates everyone on this moon and their peace, but she still hasn't answered his question.
Her answer is to put it back. ]
I was curious whether it was safe to use otherwise.
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[ There's like two peoples' worth of incredulity behind the words. Her immediate reaction is tempered at once by the fact that he could very well be a superior officer or a member of the Perimeter Guard and here, she'd have no way of knowing. It's not like anyone is in uniform out on the street. Even she isn't in uniform--it got destroyed. She's just wearing the closest thing to her whites that she could get, crisp slacks and a perfectly pressed button-up shirt.
So she's still holding the incense, her incredulity melting into uncertainty as she looks up at him. Her instinct is to treat any adult as a superior officer; never mind that the majority of them are civilians, strangers to the rules and losses of the military. For a second she hates everyone on this moon and their peace, but she still hasn't answered his question.
Her answer is to put it back. ]
I was curious whether it was safe to use otherwise.