"I see, well it's nice to meet you, Lucy." Tom wasn't sure what to make of the fact that this thus far silent young lady apparently couldn't speak. Which seemed like it would make her wholly unsuited for any kind of para-military organization like the PPDC.

Surely if this disability of hers was liable to interfere with her duties she wouldn't be here though, right?

"Pets? I had a dog growing up. He was a lab mix but he uh--he died." Tom's file read that he was just one of hundreds of children who'd been orphaned by Trespasser's attack on the Bay Area. Compared to the loss of his parents, the loss of the family dog seemed like it should be so trivial but it wasn't.