[yeah, there it is. there's the question they hoped Yang would keep dodging, but they can't be that lucky forever. at least the answer isn't too heavy... not the full answer, anyway, and the incomplete one is exactly what Yang will get.]

Everyone is buying the story the NSO wrote for me, and by this point I've said it enough times that I could do it without any prep work. I think someone saw me shooting off earlier [they need to come up with a better euphemism] and they looked interested, so I guess I'll need to follow up with them to keep up appearances.

[they shift their legs and jut out a hip to one side, and their head tilts while their eyes stay focused on Yang's face.]

My heart hasn't been beating double time for most of the night so far, if that's what you're worried about.