Resources are tight on the Chiron, otherwise Adia would take him up on his offer. And though she agrees with his opinion of the Nexus, she can't help but be a little concerned over his enthusiasm. "Just be careful. Not everything here is what it seems.... there's an anti-violence field, but it can be spotty in places, and recently it failed completely. Make sure you have a way to get home quickly if anything happens."

"Is that a problem where you're from?" she asks, deflecting the joke. "We had a horrible president for a while... but he's gone now. I trust our current one."

Sarah comes bounding back with the ball, but is intercepted by Ethel, who chases her for it. Adia has been playing with them all afternoon, the shieldon has decided that she needs a break. "It runs on tylium. It's a metallic ore found on asteroids. It has its own problems, but it burns cleaner than fossil fuels. We haven't used those since we left Kobol."