[...aah, now he sounds sad. Shoot.]

So, you've been here from almost the beginning? ...I know it might not seem like it, but that's actually kinda great. It sounds like you've been keepin' sharp notes too. That's the kinda stuff that can really pay off.

[After all, in Luceti it had taken... years. And some time travel. But they were finally so close to leaving, it had practically happened before she wound up here.]