Deal with surprises for long enough, and the familiar starts to seem suspicious. [His tone's drily humorous enough, but something about the way he had that one ready to go makes it seem less like a joke and more like an anecdote.

But regardless, Adam follows the indicated direction, keeping pace by Thane's side. In motion, that quality in the way he carries himself just standing still is all the more obvious: he moves with the easy assuredness of someone who's had training, and experience on top of that. There's none of the vulnerability he'd shown earlier (however little there'd been, even then) but maybe it's just that he's finally gotten around to hiding it.]

I have to keep reminding myself it's a ship at all. If it weren't for the windows… [The stars are, he has to admit, a very sobering reminder that it's space out there. He shakes his head.]