Beth arched an eyebrow at Jareth after hearing his story. “Now there’s an...unorthodox solution to rude reporters. Reminds me of something my wife used to say: ‘Violence is never the best solution, but it’s always<em>a</em>solution.’” She smiled slightly over those memories—for all the pain she had been through lately, the good times far outweighed the bad.<br/><br/>The pilot was then briefly distracted by Mira when she giggled and then winked.<em>She looks so cute when she smiles.</em>This thought was immediately followed by a sharp pang of guilt. Beth did not know what to do when she felt this way. On the one hand, it seemed stupid to internally beat herself up over a perfectly normal emotion. On the other, feelings of attraction just reminded her of how she still sometimes felt like she was dying inside without Melissa.<br/><br/>Regardless, Beth was all for making friends, and Mira seemed like a nice person to spend time with. “Mira, I just had a thought. A week from this Friday I’m doing this public service announcement to raise awareness for Chilton’s Syndrome—I don’t know if you heard of that one, it’s a severe neurological disorder that was caused by careless genetic engineering on the part of GeneCorp. Anyway, the announcement is also in support of a boycott against GeneCorp until they admit responsibility and pay restitution to the victims’ families.<br/><br/>“I don’t know how you feel about using your family name for the sake of a cause, but I figure it would really be helpful to have a Malrain involved in the spot. Also, I’ve been to these sorts of things before and the craft services are always really good.” She gave a slight smile. “Are you interested?”