"Rey," Kirk said to get her attention after a meeting, coming up beside his fellow Rifter with a quiet smile (his were never nearly so bright anymore). "Could I get you for a second? I have a mission coming up soon and I could use your expertise on some things."

Over the course of the war, Kirk had come to rely on Rey for helping create gadgets for him to use on his missions. Some were benign, and others less so - but no matter what he had asked, Rey had proved ingenious and invaluable. He valued her work and her ideas, and also the friendship that had formed between them from that.

"Buy you a drink?" he offered in way of trade.