Bok blinked a few times and realized he had been staring at a bird for about two minutes.

"Oops."

He turned to look at Taurl and Tovo and the girl he'd already forgotten the name of.

"Sorry for bein'...uh, busy. Very busy, very important thinkin' stuff," he lied. "But I'm really ready to go. Ready to smash. Speed in, speed out, like ya said."