Beth picked up on Mira referring to them as a couple—it was reassuring to know the younger woman was thinking along those lines. Between that and her taking things slowly, the veteran pilot was confident Mira was not the “I’m not ready for anything long term” type.<br/><br/>At the comment about being timed, Beth laughed. “Well, we’ll see how long I can go without giving advice.” She made a show of setting her wrist comm to use as a stopwatch, waited four seconds, and then blurted out. “Never-pet-a-burning-dog. ...Damn, lost already. Advice Tourett's strikes again.” She smiled teasingly at Mira.