"Hot," she says matter-of-factly. So not only is he from a spaceship, he owns the spaceship. Or captains it. Whatever. That is neat. It is neat as hell.

"Well, hopefully you'll get to stay with her," she says, reaching out to pat his shoulder. "Watch where you steer. Maybe you can detect it before it happens. We're all trying to get out - could use some outside help, I'll bet." She smiles a little ruefully.