"Small Big Brother is here," Nina said, perking up a bit. "And Repliku and I looked for people together! And I've had Alexander all the time!"

She would have hated to be alone, but she wasn't. So it wasn't as bad as it could have been, right? She had friends here. She missed her father... But surely he was trying to get to Paixao and find her? He must have been. She loved her father, and he loved her, and they were family!

"Will you be my friends, too?"