"Oh--" Apologetic smile. "No, excuse me. I've picked up on Steve's habit of calling all vehicles 'she'. Dynames isn't autonomous."

The smile takes on a slightly mischievous cast.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that, actually. The jet can outrace me any day, but if the repairs go well Steve's going to see about giving Dynames orbital launch capability. I promised him he'd get to see outer space."