Bryce was laughing and returned the hug, before pulling back and looking him over. "Where've you been ya bastard? Haven't had y'all drop by in a year and a half! How's Alex, he thirteen yet? How about Maria, she back in action? And how the hell have you been? I've been hearin' 'bout a space shuttle bein' launched and a solar grid gettin' set up in space, but I haven't heard a damn thing about you!" the man laughed and nodded. "Maria's doing fine, got my second kid gestating. Shes a bit pissed about it, told me that after this I either show up at the Doc's and get 'em cut, or she'll do it while I sleep. Alex is 13, ayup, and I'll be sending him to you this summer, or was going to, before this. And I'm fine, see you took off the armcomp and talked to the virus. It's about damn time!"