8-265: Merchant Freighter Spanial – Control
He stiffens even more to her touch, possibly the first time she’s seen him with good posture.
After quite a pause he says, “Mother never lets up on me, and it’s really pissing me off…”
Another pause.
“… but this time I really fucked up, so I think…”
The tension goes out of him a bit, “…I think I’m angry at myself.”
Lia will sit down where she was when he first entered. She doesn’t respond, just looks at him encouragingly.