Coraline bent, gripped the handlebars and hauled the bike upright. "No problem," she replied lightly. "I've never been a hysteria kinda girl. I find it gets in the way of your survival instincts. But then, I started early."

She stretched, trying to work out the remaining soreness in her muscles. "So where is little big man? At home, in school...? And how far along are we in this whole end of the world timeline? I guess that's the first order of business."

Well, that and living arrangements. But she figured that was a question for when they were all together.