"Mm, that's very true as well. I suppose there's nothing like the long arm of history to cause that effect."

It's all very, very sweet and Chiron feels ridiculous that any of that tenderness is a surprise. He blames the mission itself for the feeling, as there's nothing in the world around them that would promote such a thing.

I'll take your word for it on certain observations. And there's an inflection of a laugh in those words. But that would be useful in contrast to other...members of COST. As for the Regency agent, that's interesting. Especially since they seem absolutely opposed to catastrophe.