"Those friendlies probably shouldn't run dick first into the line of fire." The Matryoshka's pilot commented cheerfully, choosing to ignore the scratches to her baby's paint in favor of something approaching diplomacy. Coming out of an engagement with some scratches only was nothing to complain about, not even if they were unnecessarily inflicted. "Something you and Kawal share this time, though at least [i]you[/i] did it accidentally."

"I'm not touching those odds, though. Kid's way too much of a wild card. Has anyone [i]seen[/i] him?"

A beat.

"Viv? Babe? Any sign of the new guy?"