[She nods, though honestly she hasn't been in the "crew" parts of a ship yet where it's most narrow. But she can definitely see how it can be. (Also the media always portrayed it.)

Tilting her head to the side a bit as she starts walking back towards where her room was.] Attack? Was there a recent one or...? [Was he referring to 9/11 in all of that hubbabaloo?]

I've...been wrapped up in family troubles so I haven't been paying attention to the news lately.