[ he can definitely appreciate that mission. it's been a long time since he was stuck on delta vega with nothing but protein nibs, but a man never forgets. or at least he won't.

it takes him a second to place harry houdini as something to recognize - it's archaic at best as a reference for him but he gets it after that pause, or at least gets that there's something to get.

as for her question: it earns a nod and he shifts, not uncomfortably but a little awkwardly. ] I did, yes. Having the doors make their own decisions makes me miss my ship even more than I already did, I must admit.

[ an understatement. he knows his captain is here awake and that helps, but there's a gnawing coil of loss that he's sure will never go away. ]