[ It's very possible they're talking about different shuttles, but Jim's skeptical of taking Natha tech out right now anyway - there must be some kind of threat looming, and their shuttles went down versus projectiles launched by the 'low tech' cities dirtside. If they need to send out a scout, it'll have to be unmanned, or one of the kids with the giant robots. ]

Sometimes the Natha grant requests, and some refugees have requested spacecraft. Did you attend the coalition meeting? [ Because while Jim's not sure if Duo's cool with offhandedly talking about Deathscythe (which Jim just! learned about!! blueballin' him, man), Mika had Barbatos parked outside the South Outpost all day. Hard to miss.

And then, he tilts his head to consider the implications of what Clark's saying. ]

Do you mean, you have inherent abilities that shouldn't be working in this environment, but the Natha are granting you their continued use?