[And nothing changes. And that's not much of a sign for the rest of it, but that's - that was something? Erika sneaks a glance back, trying to catch and read his expression.

Hmm.]

I really want that. [While the slightly-inappropriate admissions train is still rolling. Saying it out loud gives her a guilt pang and the irrational, nagging feeling that she shouldn't tell Ryuji this because he might tell someone else and that would be bad.] Going somewhere no one's ever been before, and learning all about it. Wouldn't that be the perfect happy ending, after all this?

[And, you know what - with things like these probes, that might be feasible? Maybe? But there's so much involved in building a settlement, shelter and food and water and everything, all the geography and weather they'd have to map out, everything she's never even had to blink at growing up in freaking Tokyo.

She raps softly on one of the probe hulls.]