*** NCC Galatae, Dragon'taan ***
"I'll be fine, honey," Vitani responded.
*** Dragon'taan Museum of Military Technology, Draco City ***
"Regardless, I imagine there's more to see on Dragon'taan than this museum," Desmond stated. "Do you live here?"
*** Summerset Grille, Draco City, Dragon'taan ***
"Take care, you two," Skye said with a bright smile.
"Come on, Skye - let's see when the concert kicks off," Jacqueline suggested.
***safehouse, residential district, Draco city, Dragon'taan***
"Try and relax, Vince," Katt told Vince. "You're gonna hurt yourself if you keep that up."
*** NCC Borealis, Deep Space ***
"I see," John said as he crossed his arms. "See, that's like me - you'd think being the son of legendary Admiral Ketorr Reznov would afford me my pick of women, but honestly, most women fear me. Must be my father's sterling reputation that makes me seem out of their league... either that or they're intimidated by a Worgen Dragon-Shifter."
*** Corneria ***
Argus led Riku out to the street, down the winding paths and into an alleyway with a dead end. On the far end was a door. Argus turned to Riku. "Can you run a bypass on a door control panel?" he asked.
*Warp*
Most of the crew decided to get some sleep - except for Anika, who was reading a magazine she found.
*** Dromund Kaas ***
Malgus nodded as he set the holocron on his desk. "A distinct possibility," he told Ickthis. "But it's just as possible he may be truthful. As for getting through the forest with little trouble... that raises the possibility that he's been here for some time. Did he ever say how he came to be here?"
*** Serkamora Flood Quarantine, High Orbit ***
"I'm not at liberty to discuss what is being decided over this world," the UNSC Commander stated. After a pause, he added, "But, off the record, I agree with you that this world seems like a trap, but who set it and who their intended victim is, is not clear. On the other hand, this could very well be an elaborate scheme by someone down there to breed a new variant of Flood by luring spacers here - like you said, with the only means of escape - and build an army of them. Unfortunately, sensors can't detect anyone down there, so we have no idea who is behind this and what their goals are."
Interestingly, those strange concentrations of Tetryon Particles were back, dead astern of the UNSC ship.