<div style="text-align: justify;">Mariya had simply thought that the place might be for some practical reason, but she really didn’t know. There was a lot she didn’t know, and curiosity was eating her up. Curiosity for what she had been sent there to know, but also personal curiosity about that world which was so fascinating. Of course, it wouldn’t be so good to live there, as the weather wasn’t like anything she was used to, but maybe, once Vitali wasn’t supposed to fly anymore, he would want to leave that place for somewhere with a more comfortable weather.<br/><br/>When he said she didn’t know how much real food would mean to him, Mariya couldn’t help but laugh. “I will happily cook you real and nice food for as long as you are down here with me”, she promised, in a warm intonation. She smiled when he said they had to eat off of a pouch. “Sounds terrible”, Mariya commented, shaking her head.<br/><br/>She nodded when he said Gordo Cooper’s pranks could get him killed. That was exactly what she had been thinking. Out there, with little to no help if anything happened to go wrong, it was a completely insanity to simply play pranks like that. “Good thing you have a good head above your shoulders and wouldn’t do anything stupid while out there”, she commented. Once again, Mariya’s hand went to one of Vitali’s and she squeezed it softly, as though she wanted to make sure he was safe.<br/><br/>When Vitali said he was concerned about his safety, Mariya looked up at him. “It does make sense. I believe you need to keep your wits about yourself if you want to be safe up there”.  After her comment, Mariya sighed and closed her eyes for a moment.<br/><br/>After she opened her eyes, Mariya thought for only a moment before saying the next words, not skipping a beat. “Find a place for us, Viti, will you? It won’t do to waste time, don’t you think?”. Of course, living with him would make a lot of things easier for her, as she would have access to him for all of the time that he happened to be home, and maybe she could find something around the house, even if he still had the home he was currently in as his official residence. And his presence would help her feel safer and cared for, as well, in a purely personal level, which was exactly what she was thinking about now.<br/><br/>Moving her free hand, Mariya brushed it against Vitali’s cheek for a brief moment. “I need a kitchen if I want to make you warm food, after all”.</div>