[He talks about it as if it's purely transactional - as if this is Echo's fault somehow. A different interpretation, of course given different lived circumstances, but not the one she'd take herself.

Hikaru can't help but wonder if this is what was waiting in the Road. Is this the Test then? She needs to be smart so she can truly make it through this and check on Eagle and everyone else.]

Maybe... Hopefully they'll be easy tasks. [It's what she hopes, anyway. She has no delusions that the tasks would be as simple as 'deliver a package' or something, but she could hope it wouldn't be as drastic as others she's done.]

I think if we all keep each other from panicking, we can manage it together.