The message almost comes too late. Galactica is getting ready to jump to the enemy colony. She can't hide in the med bay's storage room much longer. So it's with a hurried scan that she reads Shark's reply.

His enthusiasm makes her smile. It sounds like an awful time, drinking herself into a stupor in some alien bar. She can't wait.

\o/ Looking forward to it.

She wants to add that she's not being a hero. A hero would grab a gun and fight their way through the colony's defenses to rescue Hera. But a warning bell sounds before she has time to type anything else.

I have to go. Tell Neirin I said hi. I'll see you soon.