"As well as can be expected." A pause. "Better, actually. Kanami and the Dolls managed to get a section of the communications network back up. Sections are being called in now--this is the first I've been able to get away. I'm one of the most senior officers they have at the moment."

She didn't elaborate. They still hadn't been able to reach her father. "I understand why they would feel that way. This is about keeping them comfortable. And--wait. Constellation?"

That earned a genuine smile. "I like it."