Immediately people around him exploded into worried and horrified whispers and Connor could only gape and stare wide eyed at the stage. A heavy stone felt like it had just dropped in his gut and a shudder raced up his back.

He had been terrified going into stasis the first time, he’d been afraid that he would never wake up again. The tech’s had assured him though that it would be okay. They had been a great source of comfort when he went under, he had literally placed his life in their hands and trusted them.

But this…

He stood up from his chair while raising his hand and called out loud enough to be heard, “Why would someone do that?” He asked, his hand shaking a bit as he lowered it. He heard a few people call out in agreement, wondering why someone would do something so senseless. Connor sat back down and ran a hand through his hair, looking at Abby and studying her expression. His heart sputtered remembering that she said a child had also been murdered, his mind quickly flashed to Michael. 

Remembering that Abby had been behaving pretty lightheartedly before the briefing he relaxed. If Michael had been murdered then she wouldn’t be so calm.

The thought passing he tried to calm down but all he could wonder was why, why would someone do that? This ship was supposed to be safe, it was supposed to protect them until they arrived to their new planet. 

He wanted to kick himself for being so naive. He forgot what he, what they were all dealing with here. It wasn’t about aliens anymore. It was all about humans and human nature.

And the realization was a terrifying one.