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It's impossible for her to know that she and Spock have such a tragic event in common, but she appreciates his assistance all the same. Some might find a Vulcan's impassiveness off-putting, but she finds it rather soothing to have someone so calm and collected at the table.

"That I'm not so sure," she admits, briefly turning her gaze to the view outside. "When we jump, we teleport from one place to the next. It's instantaneous. We travel over a series of jumps... to jump into unknown space is to risk getting caught in an asteroid field or something worse. How does --" She stops herself. She's hear to talk about Felix, asking how their warp engines work can wait until later.

Oh, she hates to see that look on Jim's face. "It's, um... it's not a lot, but maybe it will make sense to you or Stratos... I was talking to Freddy, he's a newcomer to the Nexus. He's a nice guy, he used to be a cop... um, when he showed up in the Nexus, he thought he had died. He might have, actually, he was covered in his own blood... that's how I met him. I lent him my clothes from when I was cursed by that mirror, in fact..."

Okay, getting off topic. She takes a quick sip of tea before continuing. "Anyway, he told me later that he met Felix before he met me, when he was still all bloodied. He said that Felix was super intense and really interested in the idea of him dying and then coming back to life. He seemed --" She pauses a moment. "Stressed and agitated. Those were the words Freddy used. That he was working on a way to travel to another realm..."

The last bit of information, she seems reluctant to impart, but it may be the most important. "He told Freddy that he was doing it to be of better service. And... to protect you."