[ Shorter's smile faded, and he let out a small sigh, rubbing the back of his head. ]

Lemme put it this way... why bother with the pretense of the humanitarian efforts here to help out some stranded strangers if they were intending something nefarious?

[ It was hard to tell with his shades on, but his eyes definitely narrowed. ] I've dealt with people who deal in human trafficking. They don't bother to play nice with the goods.