[Ianthe's understanding of astronomy and non-River-based space travel is vague at best. Caring about that sort of thing is for the Fifth House, or maybe Sixth. The Sixth are nerds like that. Still, she gets the gist.]
Maybe someone out there has answers...if we're not the only people on this rock.
[She ought to be able able to tell, but she can't even detect whether this is a thalergic or thanergic planet, much less pick out any individual life forces.]
You can be the bad cop.
[Deadpan humor again, but Ianthe really is assuming any encounter with the locals is going to be unpleasant. Why would anyone help out a stranger from the mere goodness of their heart? Clearly they're going to have to force the issue.]
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Maybe someone out there has answers...if we're not the only people on this rock.
[She ought to be able able to tell, but she can't even detect whether this is a thalergic or thanergic planet, much less pick out any individual life forces.]
You can be the bad cop.
[Deadpan humor again, but Ianthe really is assuming any encounter with the locals is going to be unpleasant. Why would anyone help out a stranger from the mere goodness of their heart? Clearly they're going to have to force the issue.]