[There is a pause on the other end as Charlie took a deep breath and let it out. She was tempted to just hang up, but she's made it this far. This wasn't the first time they had spoken, so why was this so hard? She didn't struggle this much when she first arrived on the ship.]

Hey dad... [Her voice is a little strained, but more from nerves then from lack of willingness to talk to him.]

Sorry I called you so suddenly, I just thought... well, the duck... [Another breath.] Thank you. I... I really like it.

[She bites at her lip, squeezing said duck as she waited for his response.]