Finally! When she saw him, her face lit up immensely, and the bobbing on her heels only increased. Everything was in place and she could finally get this show on the road.

"Yes sir!" She gave him a smart and yet somehow silly salute, her log sleeve flapping about as she did so. He might not have given many clues with regard to his mood, but she knew him well enough to know he wasn't just going along with this. She could sense his curiosity behind that ever-stoic expression of his.

As soon as he was within reach, a gloved hand latched onto his wrist and she tugged him toward the teleporter.

"Okay. This device is going to take us somewhere, okay? It needs a password that I have, so we can use it any time we want. And it's okay, I already tested it out. It is perfectly safe!"