It's obvious he doesn't really want to, which might have hurt if Yori didn't expect it. Of course Rinzler will not want to stop. That's why she has to resort to a personal request to get him to take any sort of break. "Thank you," she greets the reluctant nod when it comes.

She takes him up on the suggestion of place, settling onto the hard edges of rock in silence. Better to let Rinzler choose his distance. Amid the pull of fear, uncertainty, and disorientation, her calculations are all for taking comfort in closeness. Yori doesn't want to take more than he's willing to offer.

The list of things she needs to discuss with Rinzler gets longer all the time, but none of them are worth spooking him off from a moment's peace. They could both use that, Yori estimates. Her hand lifts toward his in half-aware encouragement.