Conner was skeptical, but Shirley raised some good points. With this many "Star Children", as they were apparently called, even without Conner's ability, and with seemingly few guards around, the chances of them breaking out would be high. Also, the place didn't exactly [i]feel[/i] very uninviting, despite other factors. Conner had to admit, they were pretty convincing. Still, Conner didn't trust them. Not completely, at least. He wanted to see if their actions met up with their words. To do that, though, he would comply for now. At the very least, he wanted Kimberly to stop crying. 

Kimberly was gaining hope. She felt like this wasn't the hopeless pit of despair she originally thought this to be after all. If anything, it seemed like it would be the center of hope. Not only were they not going to be experimented on, they would even get compensation for all the inconveniences that occurred today. A million dollars didn't sound bad at all, nor did the chance to return to a normal life. However, there was something that had just occurred to her, which Conner had just asked. 

"[color=00aeef]How do you expect a group of trained 'Star Children' to take on an entire alien society?[/color]" Conner asked. "[color=00aeef]We may have powers, but I'm quite sure none of us are invincible.[/color]"

"[color=ed1c24]Also... how long will this take?[/color]" Kimberly added. "[color=ed1c24]I don't want to make my parents worry.[/color]"