"Aliens, huh? Too bad," Lena replies, all in good nature with the lightest of smiles. "Guess they weren't all that friendly either. Reckon that woulda been wicked, if they were."

She'd asked Winston about space a lot, but he never had much to say about it. It was hard for her to understand why at the time -- but she'd never been one to push friends into discomfort for the sake of her own curiosity. Speaking of which, its easy for her to sense Connie's coupled reluctance regarding her new team.

"I know all about that. How's it been treatin' you so far?"