Eric blinked, completely bemused. He'd followed them through the entire ship, and she'd<em>forgotten he was there.</em>He felt a sharp pain between his eyes.<em>Oh, this is going to be a <strong>great</strong> job,</em>his mind groaned. He just waved dismissively.<br/><br/>"You go on ahead," he said, heading toward the gangplank himself. "If we've got enough time for dinner, then that means I've got some time to wrap up a few things planetside," he explained.