Aye, for the moment. I don't know how long it'll last, but I wanted to make sure ye were all right. It's not the same, talking to ye over the CAT.

[He much prefers face to face things, especially when it means he can give his friend a hug...which hopefully she won't mind too much. For her sake, though, he'll keep it brief.]

I'm glad to see ye too. Hey, look, what's been going on while I was stuck on the spacestation? Apart from the zombie-things, that is?