"Oh, no...I just-" he didn't think it made him worthless, the idea that he needs help. He had been able to admit that after just a few weeks of attempting to get through self help books on board and making zero progress.

"I find it funny. My position, as a Navigator? It's difficult even for genetically modified service members to pass the test to be accepted into the academy. There's a culture there, that we're better, smarter than our fighter partners. But here I am now, forever changed just like Alexei is. I realized a long time ago that wasnt the truth, but I still have bits and pieces of it I'm holding on to that I shouldn't."