[Tear nods, stopping herself from frowning at the word 'fortunate.' She understood what he meant by it.]
"My—" [And this time she really falters, before pressing forward.] "boyfriend was on the Iron Eye mission. He described the weapon, but we still couldn't imagine this."
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"My—" [And this time she really falters, before pressing forward.] "boyfriend was on the Iron Eye mission. He described the weapon, but we still couldn't imagine this."