That's right... human measurements of time. [Said as much to herself as to him.
Presumably the Alteans have a similar sort of story to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and at this point a lot of that is coming to mind. His information about months sounds believable enough—if only because now she remembers the humans using such terms before—but at this point she's unsure how much is truth, or perhaps truth wrapped in falsities.
Although, compassion wins out over suspicion, briefly, at the last bit, and her eyes widen,] A bombing? That's terrible!
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Presumably the Alteans have a similar sort of story to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and at this point a lot of that is coming to mind. His information about months sounds believable enough—if only because now she remembers the humans using such terms before—but at this point she's unsure how much is truth, or perhaps truth wrapped in falsities.
Although, compassion wins out over suspicion, briefly, at the last bit, and her eyes widen,] A bombing? That's terrible!