[ it's something daylight notices himself, given the way he looks surprised by the time soldat finishes speaking to him. it's not every day soldat does this sort of thing so daylight takes notices and pays attention, hanging on to his every word with the same, wide-opticked expression on his face.

then the expression gives way to contriteness, his winglets fluttering behind him for a few seconds before pulling back and hanging low out of shame. ]

Right. You're right. [ he rubs the back of his neck, looking more sheepish than ever. ] Sorry. I guess I'm... used to others doing that stuff for me back on the Lornful Light since I was the scout and Dialup and Nightbreak did this stuff and...

[ he shakes his helm. right. no. no making excuses. the others aren't here. he needs to make up for that then. ] Go in there with a plan. Right... [ he falls quiet, trying to organise his thoughts and ideas into something coherent enough to share with soldat. ] My plan, I guess, so far is to bring someone with me who can ask questions and dig for info. Then we see if we can learn what we can from Ms. Solis.

[ it's- it's not a lot, obviously, but better than the confusion daylight showed just moments ago. ]