She knows, suddenly, exactly how he'd felt all those years ago, shuttles every frantic jump of her heart behind the movement of her hands and the pull of her lungs, flips switches even as she watches a read out that tells her only one thing and only ever will.

"I'll -- " the words die on her lips because she knows how little it means. "I'll see you on the ground."

"Come get me, Max," he says, his voice so calm, the last thread of him she feels as she disconnects their Valkyrie's so assured.