[and Lina thinks about it basically as hard as she can, but it... it just reminds her of. how she felt the last time she did this, in Kara's arms. and how Kara isn't... how Kara won't be here in the same way. how she won't ever be as close with Jen as she was before, back when she was using Kara's ring to fly.]

[she can't concentrate, and she shakes her head. this doesn't rely on unbridled joy, but it's hard to summon up anything other than those thoughts right now.]

Sorry. I'm... it's hard to focus. The only time I ever flew was with Kara or Jen, and it's. Hard for me right now to think about them. [she's less of a mess than she was earlier in the month, but it's still not. great.]