[Once Tommy's hostage confirms they're there on the other side, Aiba appears only to Gaius. She hadn't wanted to say it, for obvious reasons, but after this...well, the cat is out of the bag:]

Even if that had been a video created to deceive us, the Mayor has proved to be able to bring people and objects from our homes. [What with themselves, the vending machine contents, and the books from the library] Him fulfilling his threat would be plausible.

[Aiba hadn't wanted to say anything because that would strengthen the Mayor's threat, but now that this had been shown...yeah, no point in keeping quiet. True, Kim's intervention could still be fake, but it does help prove those people really may be there]