When Lenny shouted out fearfully, Kitty literally jumped up an inch or two. With her back against the helm and her butt against the floor of the ship, it wasn't a soft landing. "You didn't need to be so loud..."
For a boy who had chosen to board this ship, Kitty couldn't quite understand his concerns. Sure, Del wasn't the most able captain, but she was the captain nonetheless! That was very important!
"In a week. Maybe a month. One time it was almost a year." Kitty's eyes slid back and forth in a dazed sort of manner. "Do you have somewhere to go? I don't even know your name. Are you important?"