Aaaand, with any luck, that little tense exchange between Darvin and Scavina a few pages ago will start to make some sense.
Also, if you’re wondering if “Augustus” should sound familiar and are thinking about diving through the archives to find out, I’ll save you the trouble and point you to the pages here and here.
Ooooh! Shades of Captain Kirk. A ship’s captain has absolutely no place on an initial survey team. Somehow, I don’t think she’s ready to hear that.
I’m impressed with Vessa – she seems to be reading between the lines. Scavina has laid out enough puzzle pieces over the last few pages that Vessa might be able to put them all together.
And yeah, I’m almost ready to bet money we’ll see Fusella and Scavina butt heads over this.