[Athena blinks, unsure of what to say. After a few moments, she gathers her words and tentatively speaks.] I’m… sorry. It must have been hard to hear. But I didn’t know how long I’d be out. You probably would have figured it out anyways.

[She gets the feeling that there’s a second part to what Joan wants to say, but she’s hesitant to press her. For one, Joan seems pretty reluctant herself and secondly, Athena gets the feeling that it’s not going to be something that’s easy to hear.]

I’m back now, though. And I don’t plan on leaving again anytime soon.