Zouichi gave her a reassuring smile; he didn't want to make her worry any more than events already had. "Thanks for looking out for him. And I'm fine, really -- there were other people that got off of that mission much worse off than I did."

He turned back to the keys. "Thanks. It's called a grand piano. It's an old Earth instrument, one that people don't play much any more. At least, not where I'm from."