[ that would be because it's just the two of them left now, sadly. maybe the others will return someday, but there's no guarantee. ]
Yes, he was for a short time. He was in one of the pods we saw in the other location. [ an opened one because she had needed to make sure he was still alive, but his body had not been moved.
she doesn't mind the contact at all, smiling slightly at it, in fact. ] I think you're right about that. Either they find us or we find them. Whatever the case, I have to hope that it will hold true now.
[ it might not in data's case, but at least she can hope. ]