“Oh! Yeah, I’ve seen vehicles like that. Sturdy. Probably hold up well so long as someone’s taking care of them.” Would she know what to do with one? She’s not sure. The ship’s a whole lot easier in some regards. She keeps talking while she settles them back in orbit, angling down across Canada and the west coast, out to the Pacific.

“Furthest we’ve been is the asteroid belt out between Mars and Jupiter. One of these days I want to get out past Jupiter and Saturn, see what’s hiding on all those little moons they have. Fuel isn’t a problem – the NLS drive just needs some hydrogen once in a long while and there’s plenty to spare round the gas giants.”