Joanne played with her cup ramen absentmindedly.
Malachi noticed how distracted she seemed. Out of respect, he tried to let her keep her thoughts to herself.
Though, he did lean against her a little as a way to remind her she was not quite as alone as she currently believed.
The two exchanged a brief look. For a moment, she no longer seemed quite so despondent.
"Apologies that we cannot offer you more. We have a limited number of rations that we can spare at the moment."
"O-Oh, it's okay!" Sei nodded her head a little too hard. "It's not as if we didn't come with our own supply of food after all."
Sei's father looked intrigued. "Yes, I suppose you wouldn't... How exactly did you end up here?"
He started to look at Malachi. "I had heard of your capacity for teleportation, but I was unaware that it was to such an extent."
"Oh, we didn't come here through Malachi's power, Dad. We flew!"
"Flew?" Ayuka questioned.
"Yes, with-"
