"You never know!" he said. Even if he felt similar to Lash, he had to do what he could to try and keep optimistic about it if it was that much of an emotional issue.

And since Jr. had just given Lash a talk-up about his brother, it was clearly her turn. "What are they like? Your friends. And..." he glanced to the scene below them. "What is it that you guys do exactly, anyway? Are you in a military?"