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Nea: Hmmm...
Nea: I can, but front condition.
Nea: Part group not here, me let out help looking.
Nea: Else refuse.
Major: I can't just release you to wander loose in the countryside.
Major: You understand that.
*Speaker noise*
Iskra: Major...
Iskra: A word with you?
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I love how she doesn't look angry when he points out he can't release her to go roaming, she looks a little disappointed but she knows that this is a difficult situation for everyone.
My guess is that she's actually asking for something different, or has a compromise in mind, which she's still confident he won't deny.
They might all be surprised when they find out that "somebody" has already been searching for that other alien.
she's a security officer, she understands why he can't let her roam free because she'd be in the same position if the situation was reversed. i'm sure that she was probably about to propose a compromise involving working together.
Trust exercises? It might be possible for them to put out a message and give a means of communicating. Both sides are aware of the crash site but also the camp site. Likely too secluded to meet there though.
Possibly coded message to talk through an e-mail or chat forum created based on names of commanders, the fleet, ships or other names that both aliens would likely know? Depending on how it's done the fleet would likely see the messages, understand and be able to make contact... But the third party would also understand it...
Then we have the Commander worried about his career and possibly trying to cover up for fear of the directive against first contact.
"I didn't interrupt you."
This is developing nicely! She realizes she can have her own influence. Why wouldn't she want to do whatever possible to find her crew-mate?