"I could," Steve muttered, but he decided not to elaborate on it. Billy was bothering to talk to him, no need to creep him out so badly he ended up leaving.

He stood up, stretching and looking around the room for any other sign of familiar faces. He absolutely wasn't hoping his parents would be here. No way. A cursory glance showed nobody he knew, so he turned back to Billy.

"So uh. Do you mind if I. Stick with you for now?" he said awkwardly. "Not like I can't go by myself, but-- we might need to watch out for stuff on this creepy ass ship, right?"