[ innocent enough, he guesses. plus he can lie, if things get a bit too heavy. lying's easy. ]
Pilot for a diplomatic figure, Surik, and her party. [ not exactly a lie, but not misinformation either. this is more.... absence of more pertinent information. atton can work with that. ] We were gathering other peace-keepers so they could come to a decision about their next move and the fate of the currently dying Republic.
[ he takes a decent gulp out of his glass again, relishing in the mild burn-- it's a good feeling, a sobering feeling. something, he thinks, he could get used to. ]