[Somehow... Yeah, no, Gus's reply is incredibly rewarding. Iona knows the feeling is selfish, but to have been able to save someone and then to be repaid with something that she cautiously call a budding friendship... It's amazing. It's great.

It makes her glad to be alive.]

Thanks, Gus. Even if I tried, I have a feeling it wouldn't work.

[Claude, don't think she's been ignoring you for one second.]

Uh, Claude?? No input? Seriously? Not even thinly veiled sarcasm???