Judy R.
Judy R. asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

I've been listening -- again -- to the audiobook of "Captain Vorpatril's Alliance" and paying extra attention to Simon and Shiv's interaction. It occurred to me to wonder if Simon knew (from the Arquas) that the elevator to the bunker had been blown up and that was why he questioned the "marked clear" designation. Until the mycoborer, that was the only entrance, presumably. Or might that be one of your rare oops?

Lois McMaster Bujold
Simon questioned it because Simon questions everything; he's a naturally suspicious fellow. (Well, also by training and long experience. Rats, he smells them. At a great distance.) That ImpSec's records didn't match the facts-as-found could only be determined later; finding out why they didn't match will certainly be someone's job post-events.

Ta, L.

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