He pushed off gently from the wall, floating over to her chair and touching down on the floor. He kept one hand loosely on the chair itself, as an anchor.

While he'd admit to being less than perfect when it came to understanding the more complex functions Veda was used for, he could at least interpret the basics of the radar - and he could tell from Feldt's demeanour that nothing was wrong with what was on screen.

"It's still all quiet out there, huh?"