Buckyr ecognizes her, too - but as he's learned from Steve, what he's been through on this end and what people have been through on other ends is not the same.

That doesn't mean he doesn't look pleased to see her, though, or that he doesn't greet her casual tone with his own. He's finished one piece of the red fruit, which hasn't had a huge effect yet, but it does sway him toward answering with, "It's not bad," and grinning a little. "See, the meat's always what worried me more. At least, when I can't tell from the smell whether I'm supposed to want to eat it or not."

Still, "Maybe wait a coupla minutes first, make sure I don't buy the farm."