Joseph let out a grumbled sigh as he brought his hand from his hip to massage his forehead with some anguish. Neither of them could say his father was dead, likely, but not for certain. He shook his head lightly to himself, and breathed deeply grounding himself with its release.

[i]Pull it together[/i].

He sniffed and gave Elissa a look, pulling a grin - he’d force this feeling of unease out of him if he had to. “It’s fine, we’ll do that, once we get the ship back” he expressed softly, he looked her up and down for a moment before meeting her eyes, he drew in his lower lip and bit it thoughtfully, “so, that’s right, I still need to search you” he spoke as he turned to her and moved in close, he placed his hands on her waist and spoke quietly in her ear, “where did you want me to start?”.

This he knew, this was him and it was familiar.

He still had to take over from Rhea, soon, but he had time.