She doesn't say anything in response to his first question. It's just a hypothetical, anyway.
The second isn't.
"Bet I'd be up for it." Some day, he says. Her smile straightens and stretches, and she nods. She wants to go, but it's still a little bit of a relief that they can't go right this minute. "Never been to Mars, and by the time we get there, it'll be about time."
It's already about time.
She'll just have to try to help him out without letting him find out she's had her own passport for a while. He's bound to give her a hard time for it even if she mentions that she kind of championed his cause.
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The second isn't.
"Bet I'd be up for it." Some day, he says. Her smile straightens and stretches, and she nods. She wants to go, but it's still a little bit of a relief that they can't go right this minute. "Never been to Mars, and by the time we get there, it'll be about time."
It's already about time.
She'll just have to try to help him out without letting him find out she's had her own passport for a while. He's bound to give her a hard time for it even if she mentions that she kind of championed his cause.