(I was going to say that thing about the soft sand, too!  Too bad you beat me to it.)<br/><br/>Nova opened his mouth and coughed/vomited up the sand that had been shoved into his mouth from the impact, then managed to say through deep pants, "Remind me to never do that again when you're huge, okay, Zaana?  I don't think my body will be able to survive a second time."