[He repeats it mostly out of surprise. He has a lot of questions about that, but he can't let it distract him. He keeps pushing, hoping that further context might help his case:]
Are you sure some kind of exception can't be made? Please, it doesn't have to be a long or detailed message, or even make any mention of the mission, it's just... It's Professor Mikotoba's daughter. The two of us were on a steamship with her before we arrived here, but, now that we're both here... She'll be alone, and I just... Don't want her to worry excessively. To think that we've fallen overboard, or, or disembarked and left her behind, or something ludicrous like that.
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[He repeats it mostly out of surprise. He has a lot of questions about that, but he can't let it distract him. He keeps pushing, hoping that further context might help his case:]
Are you sure some kind of exception can't be made? Please, it doesn't have to be a long or detailed message, or even make any mention of the mission, it's just... It's Professor Mikotoba's daughter. The two of us were on a steamship with her before we arrived here, but, now that we're both here... She'll be alone, and I just... Don't want her to worry excessively. To think that we've fallen overboard, or, or disembarked and left her behind, or something ludicrous like that.