Yeah. [Another slight smile.] It feels nicer this way. And... I don't have to worry about sand in my shoes.

[Hope sighs, idly slipping his hands into his pockets as he peers out over the horizon again. Yep, so broody that he doesn't even make a grab for the box she's holding. Yet.]

Well... it's kind of dumb. Sometimes I— I still expect to see lights in the sky.