[ this makes him laugh a little, actually. ]

Yes, and no.

[ so. ] Not yet. I already know she'll say exactly what you just said, but... When we get back, I can get in a medical capsule, and be back to normal in a couple of days. I have a desk job that doesn't require me to be physical, and Gideon loves swinging her sword arguably more than almost anything in life.

[ there's a pause, and he adds, softly: ] ...And I don't know how many people in her life have done something kind for her, just because they could.