Yes, and no. I wandered through a bunch of corridors with machines like the one I guess I came out of.

[ which is when he saw the rest of his teammates. the mere thought of it makes his fur puff up and his tail twitch in discomfort. ]

But I noticed not all of us were in them, so it... it kind of made sense that maybe you were all out there. Somewhere.

[ and then he doubles down on the nuzzling, the barest hint of a meow escaping him. such an embarrassing noise to make, but she's as important to him as anyone. those sounds were reserved for times of incredible treasures being 'liberated' from palaces, but here... ]

I hope you're all doing good things. It sounds like it's pretty difficult down there.