[ she makes a small sound of distress when the airlock repressurizes - not from the sudden feeling of air around her, but from the suddenly audible voice and crash behind her. she nearly approaches, only stopping at the last second when she realizes this is someone she's never seen before. ]

Why- oh! [ right, right. that's what he'd been asking before he reached her, wasn't it? so she reaches up herself, wrestling the helmet apparatus off before answering. ] It's, um- I guess I thought I wouldn't need one? I mean, I don't really... get cold anymore, and that's the big thing, right?

[ it's not. it's absolutely not, but venus has no real way of knowing that. ]

So I figured - if I could fly in the hallways, and I wouldn't freeze, then I'd probably be fine outside. You know? It just... didn't end up working like that. [ she clears her throat. ] Since, um, you can't really fly without air. Which is kind of obvious now that I say it out loud? Hm.