[ He still tenses when he hears someone approach. But it was far dulled from what it should have been just the day before. Hands gripped hard at the rail, but he didn't flinch until she touched him. A subtle, involuntary jerk. But he calmed once she spoke, once he saw her.

He even managed the smallest of smiles. ]

Hey.

[ He turned his gaze back to the expanse of stars around them. ]

When I woke up in...that nightmare, I thought we'd ended up somewhere worse than the Barge. But up here. I dunno.