[ ugh, it tugs at his chest in a way nothing else probably could. he thinks of leo lieberman then. he's a lot scarier than pete. but she had still trusted him, because her daddy had. karen said kamala and kat were right to trust him, so all he can really do is try to live up to that expectation. ]

Yeah, sweetheart. That's okay. [ he lets her hold onto him and max lets her too and soon they're all getting in the elevator to go up to the observation deck. he's just going to give her the run-down because that seems prudent right now, and it will keep him from thinking too much anyway. ]

There are crew quarters on deck three down. [ he points out to the hallway they were just in before the door shuts and hits the big #1 ] Any room you walk into that's unoccupied will sync to your thing- [ he taps his communicator indicatively ] and that room will become yours. There are fresh clothes in there and soap and whatever else. Laundry's at the end of each deck corridor. Deck four's got the gym, deck three the bar, deck two's the mess and deck one... well, that's where we're goin'. [ she'll see soon enough ]