[Yeah, that is not the badly-suppressed alarm of a causal acquaintance. So, as clearly and quickly as he can—]
Yeah, sure. If he's not around the station he'll be down planetside.
[He hesitates a moment, after that, watching her carefully. But might as well be clear—]
...First you've heard of it, I guess.
[Prodding, if not demanding. Not much of a logical leap, anyway. It's not impossible—their own household is plenty proof of that. But from the impression he's gotten from the refugees at large, those who've caught some familiar faces are fewer and further between.]
no subject
Yeah, sure. If he's not around the station he'll be down planetside.
[He hesitates a moment, after that, watching her carefully. But might as well be clear—]
...First you've heard of it, I guess.
[Prodding, if not demanding. Not much of a logical leap, anyway. It's not impossible—their own household is plenty proof of that. But from the impression he's gotten from the refugees at large, those who've caught some familiar faces are fewer and further between.]