Because he's a big, squishy chicken, that's what.

[She smiles big and bright as she says it, like she's perfectly happy to be insulting her brother so straightforwardly.]

But, well... I suppose I can stop getting my hopes up now. I just wish we had a way of knowing who might soon show up here... I know I cannot be the only one missing someone here.

[Her eyes shift up, looking for approval.]

Right?