[She probably won't think he's cute for very long anyway! His laziness usually kills that for people. |D He shrugs.]

We're not really expecting trouble at the moment. Just trying to be prepared. The barrier is meant to protect us from the things on the outside. In the six or seven months I've been here now, we've only experienced one breach in the barrier—that was when we were attacked by these ugly jerks we call the Third Party. They came from the east. The ruins would also be something to be concerned about, I guess, since we can see them, but we can't get to them.