"Why, of course I'm returning," she answers, with an air very much like the answer is obvious.

"The ocean always has a certain danger, but not knowing the area in the likely event rescue is some ways off seems even more dangerous. After all, unless the Aurora's distress beacon was activated properly, they likely won't realize we're missing until we fail to pull into port..."

Michiru's memories tell her she was aboard the Aurora before the crash. Her cover has her pretending to be a vacationer, and the guileless smile she offers now is very much a vacationer's smile.

"Besides, it's beautiful outside. It seems like a shame to miss it."