That...actually hit a little too close to home for Duo. The lying to make you comply. Wasn't that exactly what the Alliance had originally done to gain control of the Earth Sphere and the colonies? Told the people of Earth that the colonies needed to be wrangled in for there to be peace just to have permission to use force...

Duo's steps actually slowed some, even as he reached out for the lion's t-shirt. He couldn't help his mind going back to the ruins of the church, to Father Maxwell, to Sister Helen. His grip tightened some as he managed a quiet "Yeah" through gritted teeth.

Adults were liars. The only ones who didn't lie were dead. Sniffling again, Duo spoke again.

"Like back on the colony. The Alliance did that to take over the colonies. S'just a hellhole now." Out of the mouths of babes?