[ well!! the whole terraforming other planets for the good of this planet sure sounds familiar in the bad way! the empire always talks about expansion as for the greater good, for peace and control and stability, completely disregarding what happens to the places they invade. ]

Do you know anything about these colonies? Are the planets already inhabited?

[ he frowns again. people not speaking of a militant group is one thing, but avoiding their own government in the same way is very curious. he definitely wants to find and talk to gaby now though. more sources!!] So the people here do not even discuss their own government aloud? Or just the UNA? Could they be kept purposely oblivious or just carelessly so, rather than a well kept secret all around? Or perhaps just fear of a crackdown of some kind from the UNA.

[ propaganda can be... the worst, but also Too Effective. then again, given what he's seen of the city so far, they could just also be rich people who don't give a fuck. he's mostly just talking out loud, throwing out thoughts and seeing what she might say to any of them. he's already picked up on her clear bias towards morningstar, but he needs to make sure it's not too biased. reality might be biased itself! ]