Chara gives him direction a long look, mouth forming the word 'Oh' without speaking. That was fast. Faster than the time they approached someone whose shuttle had been completely powered down, anyway.

Chara tightens their grip on the ladder's rungs and settles more securely, mindful of the main display. This is a perfectly good spot to spend take-off, right? The shuttles never jerk the way they imagine airplanes would, and the ladder has plenty of handholds.