"Mr. Hoffman already knows that he's walking proof that they're wrong about him. It was mean spirited but...mostly just juvenile. He deserves a better party, though, when he gets back."

She cuddles against him, tucking her head under his chin since she can do that in small-ball mode.

"I can be such a girl sometimes, I know. But at least leaking gets rid of things quickly for me."

With a bit of embarrassment, she pulled Jesse's communicator from between two piles of boxes.

"He's going to need this."