[Yeah, that… that tracks. She tries to offer him a small smile in thanks for bringing over the tea, but it fades remarkably fast.]

Not much of a silver-lining, but… [But it’s better than nothing at all.] Yeah. I think she would have hated the alternative.

[She reaches over to grab a tea bag seemingly at random, staring at it and fiddling with it idly for a moment.]

I don’t think any of us were expecting how bad things have gotten.

[She tries to remember the confidence and nonchalance they all had when they first set out. It feels like a lifetime ago.]