"We're not slaves for the system, you know?"
"I hope you're right," Nuri said, mostly under her breath. "I actually did a paper on the psychology of spacefarers once. It focused on adults, but I tried to do a bit of reading when I found out that the Pioneer Program would be composed of mostly children. I kind of felt that there wasn't enough research on the psychology and the emotional toll of children living in space, but there was surprisingly little information. Sure, there was that paper on infants, as there have been several children born in space, but very few have lived there for an indefinite period of time. The largest study was a mere twenty students. It makes me nervous to think that we will be the guinea pigs here. Of course, I'm relieved that they made better accommodations for us. I think it means the whole program has a better chance. But still, stripping us of our clothes and 'excessive' personal items, that tends towards stripping us of our individuality, which, while it's common with military-type missions, is also very common with cults and other power plays. It's more nerve-wracking, for me, applying those measures on children as opposed to consenting adults. It's one of the reasons I'm most interested in being a recorder with the program. These things should be documented properly, and hopefully the powers that be will be willing to let the children and program grow organically."
She found herself hoping that she didn't say too much. She was sure that the powers that be - the adults in charge - would be listening to everything. Nuri simply wanted to be forthright and keep people accountable. Hopefully they would not feel intimidated by someone who wanted to see the program work smoothly, as opposed to being forced into a particular mold. Since they purposefully chose to use children, Nuri felt that their accountability should be to those children, and not, as Wes had put it, to their pockets.