[Lacus just looks at Aidan for a beat before speaking, taking account of his visible injuries. However, in the end she only smiles softly and says nothing of them.]
For the most part, I trust that what people show me is what they want me to see. Sometimes that is not their true heart, but seldom is it meant harmfully. [more often for protection, she thinks. Like Helix.]
However, I have found more than one instance where my first impressions of people here, and even my impressions over time, were far from accurate.