"Oh. Nifty." She bounced and eyed the other woman. "Come on, I won't crash. Promise."
Lorna flinched and poked Alex back, but finally got into the helicopter. She strapped in quickly, a little embarrassed about being so afraid. As soon as she could she held Alex's hand, not wanting to let go of him for an instant. If the helicopter went down, she wanted to be sure she had him.
The helicopter lifted up slowly, and Lorna went pale. Akima flipped on the microphone in her helmet, and her voice was slightly amused as she said "and we're off!"