Billy had followed Big Zero and Stacy out of the laboratory after a quick putting-away of the projects, cupping his face all the while.

He'd figured most people would head to the Obs Deck, thus he waited there, eyes locked on the force field. His resistance had caused this. It was his responsibility to watch, but it was about to get a lot more horrific than he could ever imagine...

Could he break a record in assuming guilt for bad things happening today?