Balem, you were supposed to let it soak in a little first. Now your space towel was going to have sunscreen all over it.

"Well, that's a long way of thinkin' about things," said Heiji, offering Balem the bottle in case he wanted to do the rest himself. In the exact same tone of voice he'd used to ask if Balem wanted some sunscreen, he continued: "We'll be running out of space in the near future. Sooner or later, there won't be any avoiding more conflict."