"Careful, wording like that makes it seem like your life is pointless the moment you're done eating."

This time she does look up from her work, the barest hints of amusement on her face.

"Any luck on finding a way home?" Chris hasn't spoken much about his past since arriving, and Natasha hasn't asked. Directly. She's done an awful lot of digging and questioning to people he and his crazy friend have spent time with, though.

"You don't seem as worried as you did before."