I'm sure you will, too. [ On the other hand, she believes that. Or she tries to as best she can. It's hard to stay hopeful, but there's little else for them. They have to get home, somehow. There has to be a way for them to get out of this place and get back to their loved ones. ]

I feel like that keeps coming up a lot, lately. Existing and living. [ There's a wan smile. ] But.. I'm glad I did have help. People have been really kind here.

[ Well, there's one person she's met that hasn't been. But basically everyone else has been, and that means a whole lot. People have been nice enough and kind enough to help.

She's quiet as she listens, and there's the slightest hint of uncertainty in her eyes as he explains. It's... a fair stance, she thinks. Maybe. They're very different people, and she guesses he's got far more experience under him that she has. But it does have her concerned about just what that experience is. ]

What... did you do for work?

[ She's not completely sure if she really wants to know. ]