"Until we all ascend into heaven and live happily ever after as one big friendly Ark," Julia said. "Zeke, you know space operations better than anyone. What is your opinion of the strategy that Markus has been foisting on us? The Big Ride? Even the name seems a bit suggestive, doesn’t it, of... I don’t know what." She exchanged a look with Camila, who giggled at the witticism.