Considering how often his squadron gave him shit for the 'best damn pilot' bit, it was actually extremely heartwarming to hear Jess use it without sarcasm, and he couldn't help but smile warmly at her. Even if that smile faded again.

"... Jess, if there was a way out of here, you know I would have taken it two years ago. It's not about numbers. I wish it was. The fact is, you can't negotiate with the Porter, and you can't control it, and that's the only way in or out."

"You come when it decides you come, and you leave when it decides you leave. That's it."

"We're stuck here."