[ Lauren shouldn't have been quite so eager to keep Nathan from spearing himself on his own honest agenda, however she didn't want him ending his own 'career' quite so quickly, either. Either at his own hands or anyone else's. Even if Comm's had something to do with what was going on, there were any number of ways to deal about it while keeping Nathan on the upper tier of the ship's flow of information.

As long as she didn't have to become his PR agent. Because that-- that would never happen. ]

I'm not saying to lie about it, i'm merely reminding you to see it from a perspective that's not quite as... self deprecating. [ Not that he was being tremendously so, but she could still coddle, giving him a nearly stern, but comforting look. ] Though I understand the need to be diplomatic. But If you start off telling people that it was your fault, you know as well as I do that's the only way they'll see it.

Say that you've managed to make something work, yet it didn't go quite according to plan. You managed to send something out there, Nathan, you couldn't have known what would end up reaching back.

It's your fault, yes, but it still might help us get back home. [ She could be encouraging, see, she just has to push it a little. ]