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The Science Lab was abuzz with activity as Ven's hologram floated high above the black-tiled floor with fists on its hips. A spectral being of swirling blue light, it seemed to be fixated on something in the corner.
Dressed in black pants and a matching t-shirt, Jena stood in the middle of the room with arms folded. “So,” she said, looking up to fix her gaze upon the hologram. “you said you have something for us.”
Ven nodded.
Off to her left, Jack and Melissa stood side by side in clothing identical to her own, both shifting nervously, though she suspected they each had their own reasons for their apprehension. Something had happened between Jack and Anna; she could tell that much by the distance.
Whether they realized it or not, those two usually found a way to be within arm's rea
