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*Paul nods*

Yes. But I can't just leave it all there and waits until someone else brings it away.

* Eli tilts his head a little in a kind of half-nod. *

No, I suppose not. Has Kyra told you what we found in the cargo bay?

*Paul sighs again*

Yes. She showed me.

*he stares down at his food*

* Eli is silent for a moment, too. *

*Paul takes a sip of juice*

That was Georgia's doll. The shoes... I don't know. I only remember the doll.

* Eli nods slowly. *

Yes, I know. It had a tag with her name on it.

* He takes a sip of water. *

We've finished checking the cargo inventory. Now we only need to check with the brothers which of the missing items they used - if any - and we'll know what exactly the pirates took with them.

*Paul slowly goes on eating*

Anything you can tell me already?

* Eli looks thoughtful. *

Nothing definitive, no - only that they seem to have been after your people's technology.

*Paul frowns*

So that was it... some stupid machines.

* Eli looks at Paul. *

We're not *sure* yet, Paul.

*Paul nods*

Ok. I'll wait until you are. But I could imagine that you are right.

* Eli has another sip and nods. *

It seems likely they were after the technology, yes. We're trying to find out what was so special about it.

*Paul nods*

I'm sure Charlie and Raphael can help there.

*his plate is empty and he stands up*

Sorry, I'm tired. I'll go to bed... I hoped Tavaron would be back by now. She went out in her leopard costume.

*he chuckles*

* Eli nods. *

I hope so.

* He smiles at Paul. *

Then I'll try not to panic when I see her. Sleep well.

*Paul chuckles*

Good. She already scared Raphael a lot.

*he gives Eli a smile*

Good night.

*then he leaves and goes to bed*

*Tavaron, Paul, Eli and Kyra are in one of the lifts on the Androcles. It stops and Paul steps out and waits for the others*

It's not far to the engine room from here. The others should be waiting already.

* Eli looks around curiously, as he hasn't seen this part of the ship before. Frankie, too, is being curious, but she uses one of her other senses to investigate. Eli turns to Paul. *

Do you know in what state it is?

*Paul nods*

Charlie and Raphael tried to repair a few things and keep everything clean.

*he opens a doorand gestures to the others that they shall walk in. Inside is a hall with a confusing network of tubes and cables on the walls. They connect a whole lot of swirling and and blinking things, but a big part of the whole structure is dark and inactive.*

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*there are some small staircases lead up to platforms with control panels or to parts of the structure that seem more important than others.*

* Eli takes in the sight of the engine room, secretly glad he's not an epileptic. *

The things they repaired were essentials, I assume? Life support, power, that kind of thing?

*Paul nods*

That's right, yes.

*Raphael and Charlie come from somewhere further back in the hall and greet Eli, Paul and the others*