It was no Enterprise, but it would do for now

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With no layout of the ship to go by, and no escort for now, Picard was winding his own way through the strange living ship, learning and memorizing the hallways and doors, teaching himself where every section led, and what awaited at the end of each corridor. It was difficult work, but it gave the older captain something to do to keep himself occupied while the current command staff began the easy transition between COs.

"Certainly a remarkable ship," Picard remarked, running one hand against a wall curiously. "I've little doubt her crew is equally remarkable, if half of what Captain Bennet says is true."

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He nodded in return, "It is, Captain. I guess this place isn't as strange for you is it?"

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"No," Picard replied, "not quite so much as it is for others. As I told a young man who passed by, these kinds of mysteries and unknowns are why I joined Starfleet to begin with."

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"Like a scientist, or more of a detective?" He hadn't really watched the show. Just caught it in passing unlike people like Hiro.

Nathan shrugged, "It's not the first kind to be foisted on me. Just the latest. Still my world seems normal compared with the levels around here."

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"Neither. Like an explorer, pioneering new frontiers," Picard explained, before catching the rest of Nathan's statement.

"I agree, however, that I never imagined anything in my world to be like this ship before us, though there were similar phenomena, at least."

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"Ah right, boldly going where no one's gone before. Caught that much."

Nathan then added, "How similar then? Organic ships?"

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"There are records from Voyager of a race of creatures known only as Species 8472," Picard said hesitantly. He knew more of them than he was willing to let on, but he refused to divulge any information concerning his past assimilation into the Borg. There were some things not even Captain Picard spoke of.

"They used biological technology, living ships and technology. Perhaps there's a correlation."

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Nathan frowned at that, and seemed to notice things were being left out. But he had his own secrets, and could understand those who bore ones as well.

"Yeah? Was it plantlike like this? And how much of this ship have you seen so far?"

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"I haven't seen as much of the ship as I'd like, Mr. Petrelli, but to answer your other question, I believe the ships from Species 8472 were rather difficult to identify. Tell me, does this ship have a bridge?"

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"Can't imagine why it wouldn't, but never come across it yet. There's the Obs Deck."

Nathan then considered something.

"Be right back." One minute there, the next he was flying away fast to check.

"No, no sign at all," He remarked as he returned. "We're still trying to get access to more of the ship."

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"That is an impressive talent, Mister Petrelli," Picard commented wryly. "How much more of the ship is left, would you estimate?"

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Nathan shrugged, "Sorry it didn't come up before. Still getting used to it myself."

He added, "Rough estimate? I know Danny's been working on mapping it. Maybe 40-50 percent? And that includes the city with some areas dangerous or unreachable."

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"City?"