[ It's not always pleasant or easy, but it is a successful technique. Not guaranteed to work of course, but what is? If anything, it's someplace to start and if Lacus has as much sway over Sougo as Reid's been led to believe, maybe it's all it takes to avoid a disaster. ]
Lacus... [ Softly. He'd expect that kind of exclamation from someone else, but not from her. ] How are you doing with all this? Have you had time to take care of yourself?