"If we spray-paint the city with glow in the dark graffiti," she starts to say as an idea comes to mind, grinning, "will that get us arrested?"

At Aly's question, she glances up the sky as well. "Sort of. The star patterns here are different, though. Father taught me how to navigate and tell time by looking at them, but I never really got it," she says with a chuckle, shaking her head.

After a while, she sighs. "I miss my family." It just bursts out of her, even if she's been telling herself not to talk about serious things.