"As you like," said Roger, and then grimaced- not that it could be seen behind his helmet. "You're probably right about the searching. Although something's going on I definitely don't like- more than usual, I mean. I've seen a lot of strangeness in what little time I've had on the ship, but nothing quite like that before."

He nodded towards what he could see of the Chamber.

"I could be wrong, but it seems like a bad sign."