[He gives a short nod. Even though they had apparently appeared here in a staggered manner, with the others having been here for weeks longer, they were still in a delicate position and their decision-making would be imperative. To do too much would be too dangerous... and it's possible doing too little, making themselves seem too vulnerable, could be dangerous as well.
It was a needle one had to thread, made even more difficult because there were so many other unknowns.
In short: a headache.]
It's definitely not something they'd keep hidden, that's for sure. [They might even be able to ask, but the overall social atmosphere would make that a little tricky. So it went right back to just keeping an ear out, then.]
In my experience, so-called "peaceful" societies do a hell of a lot more than people would expect to keep themselves that way. [He's silent a moment, considering.] No matter what we do, we're in a precarious spot, here. It'd do all of us well to remain wary as well as observant.
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It was a needle one had to thread, made even more difficult because there were so many other unknowns.
In short: a headache.]
It's definitely not something they'd keep hidden, that's for sure. [They might even be able to ask, but the overall social atmosphere would make that a little tricky. So it went right back to just keeping an ear out, then.]
In my experience, so-called "peaceful" societies do a hell of a lot more than people would expect to keep themselves that way. [He's silent a moment, considering.] No matter what we do, we're in a precarious spot, here. It'd do all of us well to remain wary as well as observant.