"We have confirmed our destination." Captain Rexis stood stiffly at a podium in the well of the auditorium, addressing the two dozen personnel gazing down at her. "There is no longer any doubt that the mystery metal originated on the planet Shard."
Scott listened and sipped coffee from his vantage point in the top row of seats. From where he sat, he had a great view of the backs of the CORE officers' heads. They were fanned out below him along a curved bowl-like slope, some spread out, some clustered together. No one was sitting near him, but that was by design; Scott had slipped through the doors at the last possible second to avoid having company. He wasn't in the mood and didn't want any distractions that might make him miss something.
Down in the well, Rexis clapped her hands,
