It was always easy to say that when not getting it meant that one couldn't do one's job fast enough. A misaligned moon, an asteroid that wasn't redirected properly, hell, even a planet shifting out of orbit due to an attack, that was all just.. too common. He accepted what he couldn't do, but the things he could manage, had to be done, and worked at until they were second nature.

This wasn't second nature. Not yet.

But Kyle just smiles, a little worn at the edges, taking what he can get. 'Thanks. For helping.'

He hadn't expected it. Kindness, or an emotional exchange. Nobody gave back.