"I think it can be said that was a two way street." Steve tells Krem even while he smiles at Ashka. He's still having trouble believing that those memories are at all real but having Ashka standing here in front of him brings them all to the forefront of his mind - crystal clear in memory and clearly no dream.

"Yeah, I bet." His voice sounds a bit distant and he picks up the bottle of beer Ashka retrieved for him and takes a long swig. "You know the Admiral must have dropped me back a couple hours before he'd taken me. I've been thinking it's all been a dream. A really strange dream that I just couldn't shake, you know?!" He looks at Ashka, trying to assess if he understands. "Seeing you... As you may have noticed, the barge is quite a bit outside of the realm of possibility here." Steve grins at Ashka. "I've missed you, man!"

He can't help it, Steve leans into Ashka and gives him another hug and slaps him on the back a couple of times. Now that he knows it was all real, he can't believe that Ashka is actually here. Steve's had a few injuries since the last time he saw Bull, but none that Ashka can feel.

"I will be by the time you guys are done your shift." He grins and moves to sit down at the stool.