"Mark didn't hear that first message from the ship? Things really must have messed up in her systems." Not that Stacy explained much in that discussion, but it was the first step down a long, twisted path they were all walking, regardless of like or want.

"All right, that makes at least four. Five, if you count the young woman I ran into earlier. Probably more who we're managing to miss for now. Who knows if the transport will pull anyone else off-course."

Sakura was willing to bet it would, but she wasn't sure for how long. If it were an honest bug, and not planned, the ship herself might shut down the malfunctioning transports.