"If he tries, he'll find himself swimming back to the city," she announced with a dark look, completely serious. The scientist could use the exercise, it would be good for him. Better than her knocking him out, at least, which was an equally tempting solution.

Her expression lightening, she asked him, "Your crew are doing alright?" She realized that if something were wrong, he would be in the hospital with them, but she still wanted to ask and hear it from him. She genuinely cared about what happened to his crew, and she was looking forward to the gradual getting-to-know-you with these ones she hadn't yet properly met.