"I sure hope so."

Carter flashes him a winning smile, reaching for the cup to warm his hands on it.

"Thanks, I really needed this."

Smells a lot better than the old, cold leftovers he had in the lounge, too. When was that? Feels like a lifetime ago.

"I'm a little afraid to ask but all this is already beyond strange to me. I'm having a hard time believing it could even get any weirder. What other things have happened?"