"No," Olivia's quick to placate with a lifted hand. "You're definitely not pathetic. That was my fault." She shakes her head, dismissing whatever fugue may have threatened to overtake her.

As for her strength... "Family. -- Does that... sound too corny? My world is dying, but I'm- I was working to change that. Before I came here." It is what it is. "Someone has to be strong so others don't have to. It may as well be me."

Her smile is bittersweet, "I left my son behind when I came here. I was wondering if he'll feel the same way you did if I never find a way to go home."