Kaya made a face, then burst out laughing. "A gryphon?! What on earth are you talking about? And what kind of animal has such a silly name?"

She smiled. "I hope so. I notice that whenever anything technical is mentioned in her presence,she gets really excited. I'm not too surprised though: its great to be able to show what you're good at, after all."

Kaya shook her head. "Well, its been a trying time, but we're expected to do all we can, right? I guess the reason its so hard is because I'm surrounded by all those poor people, barely before anyone could mourn. All that pain, the explosions, the memories of the Ohm: its pretty ugly in there."

She linked a hand with his. "But the memory of you helped, I'll tell you that much. So in a way, you have been making me smile."