[Honestly, Alfendi regrets not making a bigger deal of Luke's guilt. If he had gotten just one more person to vote Luke over Lara...then Lara would've been alive. Safe. Not executed for a crime she never committed. He knows he can't blame himself, it's not like he knew just how much Lara was under suspicion, but...well, he regrets it, all the same.]
If I have anything to fall back on, at least, it's logic. If even such a way of thinking can find the truth in such chaotic times...
[But he stops talking and listens carefully as Elizabeth brings up her own concern. They're both cautious, both paranoid, and yet, somehow, they can share some sense of trust with each other. It's a lifeline that he, especially, feels he needs to hang onto to get bearings in a place that is messing with everything, including his own mind.]
Yes, I did notice the pairings...which IS odd. And actually, now that you mention Rhys, I admit that I found him rather suspicious yesterday. He didn't appear with the rest when we discovered Rayfa's body and instead was somewhere else, and during the trial, his panic was distracting and caused us more trouble than it was worth. Of course, he could be just that nervous, but I don't know. It seems too....convenient for me. He plays the patsy, and everyone thinks he doesn't have the temperament to murder, but people can easily hide who they are, you know.
[Her sudden outburst makes him pause before he can continue, and his eyebrows furrow together in slight surprise.]
Oh? [She sounds very certain - he comes closer, lowering his voice, his tone deadly serious.]
I had my suspicions. The sterile environment. The program. The controlled aspects of everything, down to the food and water and requests for items. The sickness, even. [A pause.] Elizabeth, it does seem to hit home for you, and I apologize, but...what do you know?
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If I have anything to fall back on, at least, it's logic. If even such a way of thinking can find the truth in such chaotic times...
[But he stops talking and listens carefully as Elizabeth brings up her own concern. They're both cautious, both paranoid, and yet, somehow, they can share some sense of trust with each other. It's a lifeline that he, especially, feels he needs to hang onto to get bearings in a place that is messing with everything, including his own mind.]
Yes, I did notice the pairings...which IS odd. And actually, now that you mention Rhys, I admit that I found him rather suspicious yesterday. He didn't appear with the rest when we discovered Rayfa's body and instead was somewhere else, and during the trial, his panic was distracting and caused us more trouble than it was worth. Of course, he could be just that nervous, but I don't know. It seems too....convenient for me. He plays the patsy, and everyone thinks he doesn't have the temperament to murder, but people can easily hide who they are, you know.
[Her sudden outburst makes him pause before he can continue, and his eyebrows furrow together in slight surprise.]
Oh? [She sounds very certain - he comes closer, lowering his voice, his tone deadly serious.]
I had my suspicions. The sterile environment. The program. The controlled aspects of everything, down to the food and water and requests for items. The sickness, even. [A pause.] Elizabeth, it does seem to hit home for you, and I apologize, but...what do you know?