Yes. [ miles looks about as guilty as he feels -- and sad, too. a little tired. but he doesn't hesitate to answer or try to lie. ] I'm sorry.

[ he draws in a breath and lets it trickle out. ]

I didn't think -- I didn't know what they were. Not that that makes it alright. I shouldn't have -- I'm sorry.

[ he's not looking at her with fear, but something approaching worry or concern -- mostly he looks sad, incipient righteous indignation flickering under the surface. only two words ran through his head when he finished that footage: jackson's whole. he'd have sworn that cam straight out of jackson's whole if he didn't know it was from river's world. curiosity overwhelms him once again. ]

What...were they doing to you?