"Yeah, been doing that," he agreed, shrugging. "Just thought maybe there was something specific I could help you with, since you seem to know what you're doing and all."

The staring made him uncomfortable. Being the center of attention always made him uncomfortable at best, these days. He glanced away, avoiding her gaze, then made an effort to drag his eyes back to hers. He had to learn how to deal with people again.

"I'll leave you to it, if there's nothing I can do. Uh... though, when you get a minute, and I know that's prob'ly gonna be a month from now, but... it's snowing in my quarters. Like, foot of snow on the floor and the bunks are covered in ice. I dunno if there's a list or something I should be adding that to, somewhere."