“Let’s give a warm round of applause to our volunteer, Rey Niima!”
There was no applause, and she hadn’t expected any. Nor had she expected a handful of people kissing three fingers on their left hands and then raising them in a salute. In a moment, everyone in the crowd followed suit.
The three-fingered salute was a gesture from long ago, even before the uprising. It was a sign of admiration. Of respect.