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He lowered his datapad and looked out over the group unexpectantly. "Any questions?"
The sound of the word made Raina flinch violently, her head whipping around and her right
arm nearly shooting upwards on its own accord. By sheer stubborn will, however, she caught herself and
used the kinetic energy to stand awkwardly erect instead.

The two Overseers, facing in the direction of the group, saw this. Steele chose to ignore it:
partly it was due to the future plans he had already set in his mind to 'fix' the girl, but mostly it was a
defensive mechanism to guard his sanity. Katia, on the other hand, fresh to the organism known as
Macleod 4895, raised a concerned eyebrow.

"Does any of you have anything for us? Anything?" She asked the room while looking at

Raina directly.

As most of the room shook their heads and some pursed their lips at the uncommon addition,

Raina kept her mouth tightly closed and looked to the side in obvious deflection.

"Don't be afraid to--"