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In my revision notes, I had a rough for a scene that had Azar and Sahar talking about politics and who they think is behind the "humanitarian" aid, but it wasn't working for me. Then I realized that Atesh needed to get caught up on the local politics, and since he was over there for dinner anyway, I could work that in there. (It's also a slightly cheating way to get a bit of exposition in there that I mainly alluded to prior.) I can still have them talk about their suspicions for the aid group, after Atesh leaves.
Shiny.
Kaya nodded. “I was too young to understand what was going on during the…” He paused as if choosing his words carefully. “The coup, but everything on the net from the diaspora, and even from the aid groups who came in the past, paints a much different picture than Eskandari’s press releases.”
Sahar smiled. “I’m glad to hear his [propaganda] isn’t working.”
Azar sat back down beside her mother. “What can we do about it from here? We can’t send messages out, and we can’t leave. The last time we tried a real protest, hundreds were killed.”
Heydar looked Atesh in the eyes. “About fifteen years ago, a fraction of the resistance decided to have a sit-in outside his office. There were speeches and marches, all peaceful. The third morning, he had his thugs open fire on the crowd.”
Shiny.
Kaya nodded. “I was too young to understand what was going on during the…” He paused as if choosing his words carefully. “The coup, but everything on the net from the diaspora, and even from the aid groups who came in the past, paints a much different picture than Eskandari’s press releases.”
Sahar smiled. “I’m glad to hear his [propaganda] isn’t working.”
Azar sat back down beside her mother. “What can we do about it from here? We can’t send messages out, and we can’t leave. The last time we tried a real protest, hundreds were killed.”
Heydar looked Atesh in the eyes. “About fifteen years ago, a fraction of the resistance decided to have a sit-in outside his office. There were speeches and marches, all peaceful. The third morning, he had his thugs open fire on the crowd.”
