[Some of the tension lets out of their back and they slump in their seat. Reflexively, they take another sip of coffee. Still cold. Yep.

They lift the cup in salute instead of finishing it.]

Well, I know I'm due to be hearing Trainee Thorne again for a couple of years when I go back to mine. So there's that. We'll deal with it when we get there.


... If we get there. [If anyone could just... muck about in the timestream, Bel was sure it would be Miles.]