[Jedao glances down, offscreen, where Gonou is sleeping; his face is utterly tender, gently sad. Tomorrow, tomorrow he has to tell Gonou The Worst Thing. He might never be this close again. More than likely.]

I liked the planet. It's only the second real one I was ever on.

I'm still a little fucked up about James, even though he's back. Some other people. But nothing happened to me. I'm good at surviving in cruel places.