I don't... uh. I dunno, happy endings are kinda hard to believe in. Most times things just end up okay, and okay is a pretty good thing to shoot for. Probably. Does that make sense?

[Because there have been so many times on this station where things looked like they were getting better, only to have something slam into them and try to break their hopes. He'd had a few conversations with people where the concept of being okay with not being okay isn't necessarily a bad thing at all.

That virus was a pretty harrowing experience, and... yeah, he wants to live with the feeling that everything that happens should be done with two feet forward. Who knows what the last minute will really be like. All Ryuji knows is that he doesn't want it to be curled up against the observation deck window, alone and filled with the regrets of all the things he never got to do.

Like piloting a spaceship.

And then the concept of being somewhere where they could figure out a new life? Not exactly ideal under normal circumstances, but he can guess there are a few great fucking people on board that could figure it out.]

Hm... You think we could pull off the hunter gatherer lifestyle down there?