"I guess some things about human nature are universal." Which isn't quite the comforting thought it should be. Adia eats a little more of her breakfast to compensate; good breakfast food seems to be a universal, too.

"I don't know," Adia admits, watching Red handle the device with a small amount of nervousness. She trusts Red to be careful with it, but all the same, her PINpoint is her only lifeline to and from the Nexus. "It's far beyond any sort of technology on my world. Even our ship's FTL drives require vast amounts of calculation power to teleport us any significant distance."