"It's just like that time. When others make a mistake, you try to fix it. You were lenient with them, only giving warnings. But I made one—just one—and that was helping you. Yet, I didn't get the same leniency you had for others. If anything, what I got was a devastating punishment."
A thick silence settled in the cockpit as neither spoke after Penny's remark. Atlas kept his eyes on the back of her head, watching as she pressed another button so casually.
"You want the truth—the full story. Why?" Penny glanced over her shoulder. "Can you even handle a fraction of it, Atlas?"
"I can handle anything."
"Anything, huh?" She rocked her head, laughing to herself. "Well, you're Atlas Bennet. I suppose you would say that."
"Penny, if you don't want to talk about it—"