"The planet's gone. It was a pretty intense argument and he lost. Guy was a real jackass, though, with big plans that had to be shut down. The rat and the twig were alright. Wouldn't have minded gettin' to know them better."

He shrugs a little. "I dunno, I've just been rollin' with it. Feels a little differ'nt from a jumpdrive or a hyperdrive. Considerin' it's modeled after somethin' that follows a preordained path, I ain't sure if that means its route is planned or if it's just for looks. These platforms sure seem laid out beforehand, though, and we ain't the ones that do mission research. It gets dumped in our laps."

He travels through the armory to the surprisingly barren library as they're talking. The only books present being the ones that people donated.