Re: Evening on SL
She didn't miss the look he had when he spoke of his daughter, albeit briefly. The quick shift away again, back to his regular nonchalance convinced her to let it lie for the moment. "Well being a democratic society we have the peoples' forum, our parliament, and its elected representatives," she stated simply, knowing it wasn't quite as simple as all that. The establishment of the government had given rise to a bit of unrest among some segments of the fleet, the concept one that many were unfamiliar with, and like most people when faced with change there was a lot of resistance. The use of the Marines had been a strongly debated issue when unrest had threatened to swamp some ships to the point of civil disturbances that threatened people's safety.

She tilted her head to the side and studied him for a long moment. "Have you ever considered running for one of the positions of representatve of Shangri-La?"