Nesir's response brought a second small wave of joy, likely because Nesir was not someone Kanaya would have really considered herself to be friends with. She choked out another little laugh in reply. Unfortunately, what Nesir gave her next had to be processed with some actual degree of intelligent thought.

The next time Kanaya cleaned her face on her jumpsuit, she tried to keep more tears from immediately falling and ruining her hard work. Her expression was curious. "Really? So, we have new blockmates?"