"Your cooperation. And your testimony." The images of Danny's world continue to hover between them. "Voidcrafts share a link to their passengers, feel their feelings. They have protocols they follow, but still, if you're willing to work with us, the Ministry of Void, the craft is likely to accept. If over time."

An annoying amount of time that they sound disgruntled to acknowledge.

"I understand you may be wary of us. Have read as much," they clarify, "but don't understand it, personally. But our goal is to see the void be safe, and we have a duty to those unlawfully tethered. Work together with us, and tell your craft you wish the same. You have that function, don't you?"