"I'm sorry." In the immediate aftermath of a statement like that, there's nothing else to say. What Fifty experienced must have been horrific, regardless of the particulars. It shows on her face, a mix of concern and disgust, as she looks at him.

There's more that needs to be voiced, though, if only to ensure he doesn't walk away thinking she was fine with the notion of rape orgies right up until she met a victim. So, choosing her words carefully, she goes on. "I had heard about the...obsession with sexual intercourse here. But I'd been given to understand it was consensual."

She's revising that understanding, her tone says.