[ he. laughs a little at that, reaching up to rub the back of his neck, smile very sheepish. ]

I do have the benefit of having an entire galaxy that's used to taking in refugees, but... I would always ask, first.

[ so date's not wrong. the second part gets him to smile a little more affectionately, though, and he nods. ]

Yeah. I... offered - today. I offered to be her legal guardian. There are other paths to her getting out that don't involve that, but... I put the offer on the table, at least.