That note prompted a wry little smile from Eri. "We know well enough what that's like, Konoka Konoe. We promise we'll keep things quiet."

Still holding the form, Eri gave half a shrug. "As for the rest, it depends on how much standing you have in your world. In some places, one voidcraft that can 'pass' as a local vehicle won't make many waves, even when we're sending back with you the technology that will allow you to resume living in your world, while being able to transition in and out of the void safely. But in other places, particularly worlds that haven't discovered space travel or other kinds of life, it's a bit more troublesome."

Which affirmed the idea that Konoka (and the Star Gazer) had been lucky.

"Stealth and scout teams exist for a reason, though, and helping you reconnect falls right into their fields."