<div style="text-align: justify;">Mariya wasn't particularly upset at the idea of living there. Of course, she had only just arrived there, and had yet to have the time to get a sample from the climatic changes. She could feel that the place was pretty dull, though. Deep down inside, she would have preferred to live elsewhere inside the country. Still, there wasn't much she could do as of now. She had to live wherever he was to make sure she could find out the information she had come here to get. Maybe, once he was off his missions, they could move elsewhere. She wasn't really sure about how that worked. <br/><br/>Her attention turned back to Vitali when he mentioned that he could be after her cooking. She shook her head and laughed. When he said he couldn't get hurt, she laughed again. "I am pretty sure a simple cut helping me cut will not impair your ability to go to outer space", she joked, still laughing along with her words. It felt good to be like they were before, just talking about silly things and laughing. Of course, under the silliness there was actually something really important in their matter for conversation. But it still felt good to discuss it in a light-hearted manner.<br/><br/>When me mentioned getting hitched, Mariya blushed and giggled. Of course, that was exactly what she had been meaning. And yet, hearing him say it made her feel like a school girl. Seeing his eyes light up as he spoke made Mariya sigh almost inwardly. She was getting more involved than she should be, but maybe - she thought to herself - this wouldn't be such a bad thing.<br/><br/>"You make it sound quite sordid", she joked. "As though we are about to engage in some sort of clandestine affair we can't tell anyone about". After a second, Mariya laughed. "But even if that is what you want, I am up for it. With you, I can be up for anything".<br/><br/>When Vitali said he loved her, Mariya felt that sensation of butterflies in her stomach, and couldn't help but close her eyes just to listen to his voice saying those words. When he asked if galaxy would be appropriate, Mariya opened her eyes and nodded.<br/><br/>"I think so. I would be extremely jealous if you loved some piece of technological flying thing more than you love me".<br/><br/>Moving to stay face to face with Vitali, Mariya sighed and looked up at his eyes. "I love, you Viti. More than I love everything else on Earth. I can't go elsewhere like you, so I guess you will have to be content with that".<br/><br/>And there it was. They had said something she had to admit she had wanted to hear. And it wasn't the best moment for them to admit freely that they loved each other, as Mariya felt that things would not work out well in the end.</div>