Yuma Robotics HQ, Central Dome, New Astarte, Planet Yuma, Coronado
Doreen returned to the lab. To her liking, they were still hard at work. She was still annoyed by her staff's reaction but considering what she was told, she was in the process of letting it go. Her annoyance was evident by the absence of a smile when she returned. She took her seat again by Catherine and simply asked, "So where are we?"
Her mind was only partially on the project but enough to maintain focus. She did what she could to help the team and pick up some knowledge. In the back of her mind was the fate of even an enemy. She hadn't even released him from the hospital. Would he be any safer there than in her care? She remembered the fates of many an opposition to Corsairs in Omega 49 during her internship but this was different. One side was conquesting to take everything as payment for sins past, the other preserving their very existence. For the rest of the day, it was consuming her but she pushed through it.
That night at home, she confided in an old friend after putting Benjen to bed. She also hoped that Erik wouldn't find out...although he probably would as word traveled quick. She knew little of his former wife, only that the Gallics killed her. So maybe the intelligence service was grateful to her but how would Erik feel? Sleep eluded her much that night.