"Hah! No. I did play matchmaker for this cute alien girl. Sort of. Anyway, she's a queen now, so I think it turned out okay..." She shrugs a little, grinning. "Anyway, I'm kind of dating someone on Earth now. Or I was. It's been a year, so I should probably... talk to him about that..."

She forgot about that. And now she is kind of dreading it. Saying you're okay with your sort-of girlfriend going to space for a year is one thing, but when she's actually gone and you haven't talked in a year...

She wouldn't blame him if he didn't wait around for her.