It's a cute story, both for the image of the cockatoo using the actor as a jungle gym and Freddy's desire for a feathered friend of his own. She even manages another smile. "No, not anymore. Although when he was smaller--" she holds her hands apart the width of a beach ball, "He would perch on my shoulder. He was still a little too big for that, but it was sweet so I let him."

Looking for familiar faces, whether you're truly prepared to see them or not, is a favorite Nexus pastime. Adia would understand, if Freddy shared. Hearing how he's doing is providing enough of a distraction from her own problems, anyway.

At least until he asks about her.

"Um." Her smile wavers. "We found Earth."

And then she bursts into tears.