"Their concept of communication..." she began, thinking of the simple, understandable, yet so different, "is something unlike what we appear to share on this ship. It was more than a simple emotional exchange. But because it happened so quickly, because we were pushed away seconds after ... I did understand. They wished for us to leave, and denied our pleas to reconsider. Beyond that, and beyond their claiming us to be ... to be monsters, there was no opportunity to learn any more."

She paused, thinking. "I believe once they noticed us, they began to rush and fire, but I cannot be completely sure."