[She makes a noise close to a bark of laughter.] That's not something I would have ever called you.

[The not knowing is starting to grate. In the CDC, they knew it was effectively forever, which made a sense of helplessness sink in, which in turn smothered rage. Not knowing? That just seeds frustration.]

You know, we've been here longer than we were on the last ship. [There was a split-second pause there after the word 'were', as her mind went first to the blunt 'with the CDC', then cycled through 'on the Neheda' before finding the mildest option.] I know they never told us how long this would be - you're probably right, not even they know - but I didn't think it would be this long.