She will always have a kind of belonging here. There are so many people who care about her, Murdocks aside. "Ancient," he scoffs a little at himself and the idea. "Hell of an adjustment. A new world and time."

Trouble? He beams with pride at this assessment. "I am. I should have been more upfront. I'm so sorry." This would be an invitation for sassing. "Oh I'm good at finding compromises and proceeding until I get what I want."