"Well, that part's convincing at least," she says, trying to sound reassuring. Nilin wonders what the protocol is when you accidentally find an alien wandering around a bookstore, but she's not particularly worried about CONDOR right now. As long as she can confirm he's not a threat, nobody really has to know.
"If you don't mind me asking... why were you reading all those books?"
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"If you don't mind me asking... why were you reading all those books?"
Why are you here seems a bit too blunt.