It had not taken long for Reinforce to realize Hayate had been taken. The interference in their connection was subtle - Hayate was still near and healthy - but she was sensitive to such things, and it had not taken much time to confirm that she could not physically locate her.

Less certain was what she might do about it. She had always felt that those who railed against the AI overreacted; those it took were always returned unharmed, and while their absence could be inconvenient that was all it was. A passing hardship to be endured. Not worthy of a crusade, not in such a time and place as this.

But when it was Hayate... it stirred her, a deep feeling of restlessness that might have been mere discomfort at her absence... and might have been buried anger. She was her master's device, and for her before all others, so she almost expected this hypocrisy of herself... but there was more to it than that. She knew Hayate would return as all those who had gone before had, knew she would not fail Hayate if she only waited patiently... and still the feeling persisted.

She... needed some time to think on it. It was not as though she lacked for time to think usually; much of her free time she spent roaming the ship doing nothing much but thinking. But... right now she needed it specifically. For this.

So she sat, off to the side on the broad stair that led up to the entrance to the temple, and thought.

Ronnae tinkered away at engineering, semi-focused. Her mind was between her current work and thoughts on how the secret mission had fared. She would have wanted to help, but if it was something that only a small crew had to do, there was not much else but hope they all made it alright. After all, she knew all too well some missions were better suited for small task force than a big squad.

She set her tool down and spun the chair, her long ponytails trailing behind the more she spun. She was happy Billy had made it out alright, and even more happy that their mission was a success, recovering their lost friend. She remember all too well that feeling many got when they had returned a good amount of prisoners back to their families and how appreciative they were. She smiled at the thought and went back to work, he'd come see her when he had the chance, in the meantime, she'd make herself be productive.

It seemed unreal, and yet Kate should have known. They should have looked harder. Other heroes came back before, it wasn't completely surprising for her. Even her father was back. But months past, and they were sure of it. Sure Cassie was gone forever.

Yet, they were wrong, and had no idea she was trapped somewhere. And the hell she went through before they somehow found her. It was heartbreaking. She had visited and made sure she was in Medbay all right, but eventually she stepped away to take a break while her friend slept. Plus with Scott back, he could give her much needed support and look after his daughter again.

She was going to go for a jog in Hydroponics, but she ended up flopping down on the alien grass. She didn't even realize how tired she was because she drifted off moments later. She dozed amidst the plants as some of the fauna occasionally sniffed her curiously.