I was relieved by the change of subject for .05 seconds. In the room, Ratthi mouthed the word shit . Tarik was squeezing the bridge of his nose like he was trying to will something to happen. ART-drone hadn’t reacted but I could tell it was on a private feed with Iris. On our secure connection, Iris said, When the report is ready, it will be released to the colonists . Which was a good call, I had been about to lie and say it was great.