[...And it seems the hard questions have found her anyway. Breq's expression goes strangely blank as she spends an entire second wondering how to respond to it.]
With others. I traveled as a ship and crew.
[True, in the most literal sense, but also a metaphorical one. Briefly, she feels the old aching pang of loss for the rest of herself. She curls her fingers into the seam of her pants, along her thigh, then lets go again. The past is the past. She can only live beyond it.
... And try to go for a little directing the conversation.]
What manner of travel? Business, or were you a tourist?
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With others. I traveled as a ship and crew.
[True, in the most literal sense, but also a metaphorical one. Briefly, she feels the old aching pang of loss for the rest of herself. She curls her fingers into the seam of her pants, along her thigh, then lets go again. The past is the past. She can only live beyond it.
... And try to go for a little directing the conversation.]
What manner of travel? Business, or were you a tourist?