[She gives Steph a wry smile.]

It was for an objective. Sorry?

[Well. She's not as sorry as she could be, considering two people slipped and fell flat on their asses. Still!!]

... Maybe we can put out our feelers. Not to everyone, but to the people who trust us. [Very specific wording, Veronica.] The worst that could happen is that they won't give us a clear answer, or that they'll lie — but we have to start somewhere. We really, really need those numbers if we want to end this war the right way.

[They're gonna have a bad time, tho.]