He bwah-d at Captain's sudden drag but let himself be led along since they were headed the right way, even if he had to half-trot to keep up with Captain's great strides.

"It'd be going on better if someone hadn't made me drop my soldering iron..." He groused. "It's going, but it's going to take a while longer. The Sentinels ripped half the hull apart; it's a miracle it managed to limp back at all. I'd take you up on that offer if I didn't know you'd just stick monkey tails on some of the poor sods you pick flowers with."

Charles fumbled in his pocket for his keys as they came up to their apartment and let the pair of them in.

"Sit down, I'll go get the first aid kit. You'd better take off those socks too, I'm sure you stomped some of that mug while you were yodelling."