"That was," Naomi started to snap, but then she stopped. And stared. And then proceeded to stare some more, hands slowly rising to cover her mouth. She shook her head just as slowly, as if in total disbelief, but her next actions belied it entirely.

The next minute, she'd taken a step forward, then another, and then launched herself at him (taking care not to knock them both back into the crater). "Y-you're alive!"