[ he follows: his immediate assumption is that she's been on the ship for a while, certainly longer than him, and asking her about it is on the tip of his tongue, until— ]
I've seen bigger. [ the comment's out of his mouth before he's really had time to think about it, and after a breath of a pause and a moment of realisation, he amends with: ] —On TV. [ the closest he's been to a real life space ship is the toy models of NASA shuttles he'd owned and played with as a kid. he doesn't add on that the only space ships he's seen on TV are of the fictional variety — he's not sure, given their circumstances, the difference is that important. he has a degree of familiarity, right?
a side-long glance, then, genuine curiosity, and: ] Have you been on bigger?
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I've seen bigger. [ the comment's out of his mouth before he's really had time to think about it, and after a breath of a pause and a moment of realisation, he amends with: ] —On TV. [ the closest he's been to a real life space ship is the toy models of NASA shuttles he'd owned and played with as a kid. he doesn't add on that the only space ships he's seen on TV are of the fictional variety — he's not sure, given their circumstances, the difference is that important. he has a degree of familiarity, right?
a side-long glance, then, genuine curiosity, and: ] Have you been on bigger?