[He often did have a lot on his mind. Before, it had always been related to the Plan, if things were changing, if the Plan needed to be adjusted to account for new events, if their predictions had been correct, how fast things were moving forward... Now, it was about Marina. About getting home, about how things might be going at home, about things he did here with the Defense Force and classes, about keeping an eye on Lyle (and the other when they'd been here). Basically, he was always thinking.]