[ He can almost tell when that weight lifts off her. Even if there's a lot of years between them, she still keeps a lot of things on her sleeve for anyone to see. Or maybe it's just that he's used to being able to look at her and read her like one would read a book. That hasn't changed too much. ]

Something else is bothering you, isn't it? Besides being trapped here, with your powers not working properly.

[ Of course he figured that whatever's on her mind isn't simple enough to be put to rest with just a few insightful words. ]

Is it something I did?

[ He doesn't like to make himself the center of attention, because he'll go to his grave swearing that other people are far more important than he is. But if he did something wrong, or let her down somehow, he'd rather hear about it plainly than letting it go unchecked.

Still, he smiles when she lightly corrects him about the color of the space rats. ]

I bet they were a sight to see. And I'm still wrapping my head around the idea of the team going to space. [ It's a thought that makes him smile to imagine it. ]