Selena was beyond frustrated. She'd been in Senator Arlong's chambers for over an hour now, and was beginning to tire of his inane yammering. He'd said the same thing over and over again the entire time, just phrasing it differently every time she had tried to end the conversation.
Feeling her patience slipping, Selena tried one final time to reason with with him; "Senator, I understand that you are concerned about the rumors, but I tell you that they are unfounded. The Queen was gravely ill for an extended time. Does it really surprise you so much that the people would speculate?"
Senator Arlong popped a bubble bite into his mouth as he firmly replied; "I understand that the people will gossip regardless, but what bothers me is why they chose that particular rumor to swim away with?! You do realize that it under-"
