"I won't be able to help this time." It's an obvious fact that tastes bitter in her mouth. "Might be for the best, though, you don't want to get too reliant on that."

You can't rely too much on anything, because you never know when it will be taken away.

Stop it.

"All the same, I'd like to fix that. I've been searching for resources to at least maintain basic communication - all the tech in your cowl is intact, right?" She assumes Steph has more or less the same set up that Cass does.