"They're kids - they're still figuring everything out. They'll learn quick," Tommy said.

He stumbled his way through the songs when prompted, but usually drifted off halfway through, caught up in listening to Teddy, or watching the kids, or just thinking about it all.

When they were finally asleep he crept out with Teddy, staying as quiet as he could until the door was shut and then sighing. He shrugged, smiling at Teddy. "I think they're beautiful," he said honestly. "And cuteasfuck. But I don't know them yet. And they don't really know me. It's just a lot, Ted. Kind of hate to think about you doing it all on your own though, when you found out." He went quiet for a second and then asked. "What do you think you'd have done? If you didn't have them? Would you have gone back to Earth with me, after we got out?" Still been with Billy, moved on.

It was a dumb thing to ask, Tommy wasn't even sure why he had, except it was knocking around in his brain along with a few million others.