[ Val hisses a little air between his teeth. Much has happened in even the short time since Kazu died, much that has him now torn between the utter relief to have Kazu here, alive, and the desire to be there with the team. If Val has gone missing, then it is only the two of them and Migas, now; that's not enough of them to do anything. ]

Chase and Yaz are alive, struggling but alive. Cammie— [ his whole body tenses a notch, it's no secret how much Val cares for the girl; not that he's the only one, but ] —she left. Ran. We don't know where to. But she's alive, she sent us a message.

[ He has a lot of regrets about how they all handled Cammie in the recent weeks. Maybe she would not have run away if he had done better with her. ]