Maybe the ship does that to protect whatever is supposed to be inside . . . I am not sure. All of this is very . . . alien to me.

[ the pun is not intended, but inej offers molly a faint smile anyway, in spite of herself, before she brushes a loose piece of hair out of her eyes, behind her ear. ]

All I know is that there should be people here. Whether or not they were supposed to be in the coffins, I am not sure. I have heard people refer to them as "pods," but nothing like that exists in my world. None of this exists.

[ and she casts out a hand, toward the surrounding ship. ]

We are grounded, not in the stars.