"She only gave me the vaguest outline." They'd talked more about the machines than the context the machines were in. Even the outline had sounded horrifying. He didn't even have that much of an emotional connection to Earth, but it had still been something he wouldn't wish on anyone, let alone an entire planet.

Let alone before Mars was even colonised.

"Compatible, huh." His smile turned a little soft, crinkling at his eyes. "Sounds like it's a good thing you're both here together, then."