Thom frowned. This was not Alanna the overprotective, who worried far too much about him when it wasn't at all warranted. This was something completely different, something he supposed he ought to actually take seriously.

"Alanna," he said, tugging at the grip she had on his hands. It was tight and strong - he would expect nothing else - and he wouldn't have been able to break free from it if he tried. "Can we at least discuss this somewhere private? If you feel that strongly about it, I can go into more detail. But can not have this conversation on the observation deck of all places? It's hardly discreet."