[quote=@Bingelly]
[h3]Vitiafa of Endiohon[/h3]
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"I see I'm not the only one having a liquid breakfast, Officer Larci," she said after a sip of the tea. "I would hope that isn't typical. Are you doing well, given the circumstances we find ourselves in?"

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"Slightly different liquid," Velia smiled a little uncertainly, seemingly not sure if she should be embarrassed or boastful about her early 'morning' alcohol consumption.

She took a restrained sip, "I suspect I'm doing better than most," she gave a sigh before deciding to confess, "Most of my close family, my parents, my siblings, managed to evacuate and are now in cryogenic sleep, waiting for us to find somewhere to defrost them.  It's not pure chance - they knew where I was and were aware that I had access to an escape route.  I didn't lose everything.  I imagine the best portion of this ad-hoc crew did.  I have a responsibility, but I am Blessed to be in this position and it means my feet are, metaphorically speaking, on firm ground, not on shifting sand.  It will help me weather the storms this voyage will throw at us."

"So more importantly, how, are you doing?" she asked, flipping the question around, genuine concern in her dark, dhasath, eyes.