[ ...Oh, right, he. Set a bomb off in here earlier to cover Shiro's escape. Of course there would be more people here than normal to address that damage. Maybe they really should have gone for a fighter instead. Well, it's too late now. Maybe they could still go sneaking off in that direction, but the longer they stay on this ship, the more danger they're in. They need to take one of these pods and get out.

There's one fewer than there should be. That's heartening, at least. He was already pretty sure Shiro's escape was successful, but the extra confirmation certainly doesn't hurt.

Now to make sure his escape is successful. ]

No. Even if we get to a pod unnoticed, it will take time for the door to open, and it will make noise. It is better to take them out now, before they can raise the alarm.