She'd been worried that would be the case, but... well. The mission was the most important thing. "It's okay," she says. "The mission always comes first. I'm... grateful for whatever time you can spare."

She could admit to herself that she'd been really greedy so far. Poor North. He'd probably been putting off a lot of stuff that was more important.

"Okay. I'll send you messages. As long as you're sure it won't be distracting."