"Do you need a pep talk, Jackson?" Aria inquired, her amused chuckle giving way to a groan of pleasure as his tongue slipped against her. "I suppose I could remind you that in all our time here we've never seen an inkling of the powers beyond and what their plan might be. Or the fact that we're stuck here and the only way off is through them. Fuck the time being right, fuck us being 'prepared' - we are never going to be any more ready than we are right now."