but she refused to be afraid on other grounds . he smiled then , and it was a good smile . good guys ultimately care more about how things may affect you more than what the guy might get from someone . usually we leaned on each other for balance , but we had n't had much time for that lately . i had a moment to wonder - if some telescope did pick us up , would that be what their human mind would make of us ? the soldier dropped a smoking clip and slapped in another . 