It's just as well. Perhaps they're not due any big greeting—half of their team isn't here with them.

"Can I ask why?" Rin gently tests, her ears piquing for the sound of the voice. She presses her hands to what remains of her worn ALASTAIR coat. "I want to thank you for saving us, and looking out for us—if that's what you were doing—"

The windswept protection from the red creatures.

"—but though we're trying to do our best for everyone, it appears we've reached a standstill on this island."