"That is a distinct possibility," Steve agrees; it's not great that it is, around here, but he's still trying to keep the mood light, nonetheless. They are here, after all. And so are the ten year olds. At least things are all right for the moment.

Case in point: He absolutely leans in for another sip. "Yeah," he agrees. "It is pretty great. I liked getting 'em." He hadn't liked leaving B, even though he'd had to. Getting photos by text had made it a little less like his guts were twisting up with worry all the time. "I guess the future does have some things going for it." Like instant personalized picture postcards, essentially. "I'm still on the fence about emojis, though."