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[ He smiles to see that she isn't walking any further into the water, but it doesn't stop him from setting off too, if only to wait in rescuing distance in case she changes her mind before Data arrives, and needs to be stopped. He grabs a coat on the way out the door, pulling it on over his shoulders. It's good to be recognised, it means that they haven't taken anything from her--and in such a short life, every moment is sacrosanct. ]
It's good to see you too, Lal. You're looking well.
[ It is small talk, but the question is deliberately aimed to find out if the Wardens have intervened with her in any way. If instead they're looking at an imminent cascade failure, today was going to go downhill much faster than Riker had ever expected. ]