#FreedomFalls – June 11, 2015

Ilyna frowns. "There was fighting... among the others," she says. "Did you tell him to do anything?"

Jason steps just inside the room and watches the two talk, but doesn't add anything.

Evelina looks around in confusion. "W-What? No..."

Ilyna sighs. "We're leaving in six hours," she says, and stands up. "You can sleep a bit longer if you'd like, though."

Evelina blinks. "Where are we going?"

Evelina nods faintly, seemingly deep in thought.

Jason sighs and steps forward a bit. He gestures with his hand as he searches for the right words. "I-..." he begins, but stutters for a moment, "We aren't the bad guys here, Evelina... I know what happened was terrible, but you need to understand that we were doing the right thing. It might not be easy to see it right now, but you'll understand one day."

Ilyna was about to walk out of the room until Jason spoke. She remains silent.

Evelina smiles, a rather unsettling smile. "I know. It's okay."

Jason furrows his brow, "Obviously it's not. We know what you've been telling the other kids..."

Evelina tilts her head a bit. "What? I don't understand..."

Jason smirks and shakes his head. "Sure you do. I feel bad for you, kid. You had someone here that really wanted to help you out. Those psychopaths really did a number on you..." He stares at Evelina a bit coldly for a moment before shaking his head and exiting the room.

Ilyna remains quiet as she follows Jason out of the room.

Evelina looks after the two as they leave, her smile fading as she lies back down in the bed.

Jason stops just outside of the room and reaches up to rub at his forehead. "I'm sorry, Ilyna..." he says, immediately feeling guilty for getting snarky with a kid that just lost her entire family, "But that girl is dangerous."

Ilyna frowns. "She'll get the help she needs," she says in a lowered voice.

Jason tilts his head to the side. "You really believe that...?"

Ilyna lowers her head for a moment, not looking too hopeful. "I want to believe that," she mutters.

Jason reaches out and pats Ilyna on the shoulder. "You've done more for them than most people would. That's something to be proud of. It's out of your hands from here on out just-... Keep an eye on that one." he says, gesturing towards the bedroom with a nod.

Li is looking at them as they emerge back into the main room.

Ilyna nods. "Thank you," she says. "I hope it doesn't inconvenience the agency that I'll be gone for two days, maybe more."

Jason gives a quick shake of his head. "Its not like we've got anything going on right now. I've managed to secure a bit of funding. Once it goes through, I'll finally get those reports to you. Should give you a bit of reading to do while you're traveling."

Ilyna nods, again. "That would be great," she says, "especially for the FTL strech to and from the relay."