“SORRY!” they very much are not, too busy flipping switches and throwing levers on the console to offer any actual consolation for letting their sibling quite literally dangle for twenty minutes. LISTEN - - - some sacrifices have to be made, and andro was perfectly safe up there! if there had been any real danger ondru would have worked harder to get them down safely. “you were FINE, anyways! i’m the one who had to do all the shooting while you HUNG OUT.”

     “i’m alright, andro,” their voice is low and soft, one hand - bigger, now, broader fingers that they flex slightly, still tingly - rests on their siblings shoulder. a smile crosses new lips and ondru ducks their head to meet andro’s eyes. “still me. just - new. you know how it is. something would have to try a LOT harder than that to separate us.” the hand moves to pat andro’s shoulder and they step back and do a slow little spin, trying to lighten the mood, arms outstretched. “c’mon, what do you think, huh?”

     “i’m going to punt you out the door mid-flight.” it’s said flat and deadly serious, brows a dark slant over eyes that glitter with mischief despite the way one hand is cupping the LITERAL BITEMARK on their hand. “it’ll be a fun little experiment to see if the cold vacuum of space triggers FIGHT or BITE. what d’you say?” they shake their hand out and suddenly LUNGE for andro across the console, trying to drive the points of their fingers into her side.