[ man, the reactions are pretty novel. it's different from hyperion, different in a way that makes him want to laugh more than take offense.

juno will give him that anyways - the recovery is smooth, but he looks young, so he's got a long way to go. he makes up for the misstep with his own, moving easily and finding himself almost... well, sad for remembering how this kind of dance goes between two people. comforting. easy. nice. ]

Mars is still pretty irradiated - the city I'm from is one of the first colonies Earth built on it, Hyperion. [ a slight adjustment to the hand, closer. maybe he means it. ] We've got lasers? Uhh... cloned meat? It's not really that fancy. Shuttles? Lots of desert? What were you expecting from space, exactly?