[a necessity, but not an unwanted one. such romance. a smile flashes over janus' face, a moment before a body thumps down on the windshield of the shuttle. right, right. time to pay attention.] Forged in fire, then, [they say, sparing a look down out the window to check if there's any point in trying to rescue the falling stranger. nope. he's already in two pieces.

grisly, how that happens.] The strongest things are. I am happy for you. And eager to deliver us into a better setting for felicitations.

[they smile at her over their shoulder, just briefly. and then with a swift pull and jerk of the controls, they peel the craft away from the docking area, and up into the air. cutting swiftly toward the destination she'd named, and the hope of meeting era's husband at least once before they're done for this strange chapter of their lives.]