[The response is so unexpected -- so disconnected from what Alan had thought they were speaking about -- that for a moment, all he can do is stare at that single word projected into the space between them. Then he shakes his head.]
Rinzler… What the Caducans did had nothing to do with you. It wasn’t your fault. [Of that, Alan is completely certain. Rinzler had been out defending the Moira and its crew -- that’s more than Alan could have asked of him. Alan’s death had been a result of the Caducans’ malice and his own carelessness; and certainly knowing about Rinzler’s plans wouldn’t have changed either of those things.]
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Rinzler… What the Caducans did had nothing to do with you. It wasn’t your fault. [Of that, Alan is completely certain. Rinzler had been out defending the Moira and its crew -- that’s more than Alan could have asked of him. Alan’s death had been a result of the Caducans’ malice and his own carelessness; and certainly knowing about Rinzler’s plans wouldn’t have changed either of those things.]