She couldn't have possibly guessed he had someone locked up inside one of the units, so her guilt was entirely unfounded. Bruce wasn't exactly going around telling everyone about Trish's current situation, and besides, up until the point the ship turned to glass, he'd been keeping a close eye on her status. He just couldn't do that now, not safely anyway.
He nodded at her answer, though, evidently relieved to hear it. "That's good." Not just for Trish, but for everyone else stuck inside one of the cryo units. He knew he didn't need to specify that he had a loved one in that situation either, by her tone alone he knew she'd picked up on that much— and he offered a faint smile to let her know that what she told him (or how she told him) didn't upset him at all.
"Right," he nodded, dropping his head. "You're right. We could have. There's no way they could know." Even if a good portion of the Moira's crew had helped with the evacuation efforts, maybe not everyone on Caducus Primary would've known that, and chances are even those who were helped by them wouldn't even know it or realize— or care.
Luckily this was nothing like the last ship she'd been on. Even if the captains seemed all too willing to use lethal force if necessary, but they did manage to send off most of the Caducans to a safe place instead, rather than committing genocide.
He pressed his lips into a thin line, turning sideways as if looking away from her. "Grief can cloud your judgment, more often than not. I'm sure they weren't thinking straight just then, and we can't blame them for it."
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He nodded at her answer, though, evidently relieved to hear it. "That's good." Not just for Trish, but for everyone else stuck inside one of the cryo units. He knew he didn't need to specify that he had a loved one in that situation either, by her tone alone he knew she'd picked up on that much— and he offered a faint smile to let her know that what she told him (or how she told him) didn't upset him at all.
"Right," he nodded, dropping his head. "You're right. We could have. There's no way they could know." Even if a good portion of the Moira's crew had helped with the evacuation efforts, maybe not everyone on Caducus Primary would've known that, and chances are even those who were helped by them wouldn't even know it or realize— or care.
Luckily this was nothing like the last ship she'd been on. Even if the captains seemed all too willing to use lethal force if necessary, but they did manage to send off most of the Caducans to a safe place instead, rather than committing genocide.
He pressed his lips into a thin line, turning sideways as if looking away from her. "Grief can cloud your judgment, more often than not. I'm sure they weren't thinking straight just then, and we can't blame them for it."