Billy nodded. He was definitely impressed. "Have you asked any of the others about communications technologies on their home worlds? I realize that they will probably be reluctant to talk about their pasts, but maybe you could find room for enhancements. We based the comm rings partially on my old communicator blueprints, but there are others who weren't yet podpopped during the design process."

Now, done with the 'yay science' cheer, his voice darkened a little. "For all our knowledge, we were still knocked completely out of contact with each other. Not knowing if your team was alive was the worst part." Billy's head dropped into his hands for a moment. "Thank you, though, for repairing everything as quickly as you did."