[ How could he read her so well, and why did that rattle her so much? This guy was a robot as far as she was concerned, nothing ever got to him. And yet.

With a bit of an uncharacteristic huff, she plopped down. Excellen wasn't about to admit defeat yet, but having her good mood question certainly knocked some wind from her sails. ]

I'm serious, you know. We don't know what's going to be out there. Besides, it's way too cold to do anything out here.