"Still." He'd meant rides, but he also figured they didn't have to be on the same page so long as they still managed to be in the same book, or even the same chapter if they were lucky.

But damn if the kids don't absolutely love a giant sword-robot turning into a normal not-at-all-swordlike car.

He nods at the question and backs up moderately slowly, but none of the kids even bother to turn around or wonder where he is - they're too engrossed in the car-robot.

So Wash slips away, heading to where he'd left his stuff when he'd started using the gym. His bag is there with his omnicomm in it. He unzips it and pulls the omnicomm out, turning it on to see a security alert pop up first thing. It's a calm message with a nonetheless frantic undertone: there's about a half dozen children somewhere on Legion World. They're missing from a school trip, and has anyone seen them around? Their teacher is getting pretty worried...

Wash can't help but smile as he pulls the message up and readies a reply. They're in the gym on the training deck, and can someone come pick them up soon?

That accomplished, he heads back to check in on Drift. He hasn't been gone for too long - Drift should still be doing okay with the kids, right?