"I don't know," Inanna replied. "If it were possible, clearly we failed to do so. It's harder to convince someone to change their beliefs than it is to correct misinformation."
"Maybe if we had more time," he replied, but his words were flat and unconvincing. If the parents couldn't even be appealed to on the basis of their child's safety, it was unlikely anything short of divine intervention would change their minds. "Feels less like a belief and more like a disease," he added. But maybe he just wanted to believe that, because diseases could be cured. Most, anyway.
"I think she may be a Senator." Inanna followed galactic politics enough to recognize certain key political figures. Valette was one of the ones who stood out, mostly due to her outspokenness. "I wouldn't be surprised if she does own it."
A Senator, of course. Aron wrinkled his nose like he got a whiff of something nasty. Despite his general disdain for the profession, the fiery Godoan woman had earned some respect. "At least she's here with her people and not sitting on her ass in a Fondorian penthouse."
Thanks to Aron's stature—and a liberal use of elbows—they boarded the transport without hassle, though the place was so packed he felt like a canned sardine. Squeezing through the crowd, Aron found an open spot and set the parents' unconscious bodies down. "You might want to restrain them, temporarily at least, " he advised a nearby Alliance personnel member. "They're probably going to be pissed when they wake up."
He turned back to Inanna.
"I have a few of my own," she said with a little smile. "My two youngest are grown now, but I remember what they were like at this age. I hoped Godoan babies were at least a little bit similar, and it looks like I was right."
"Moms tend to be right," he said light-heartedly. "Me, on the other hand? I owe you an apology. I'm sorry I accused you of being a, uh, kidnapper. You didn't deserve that."