"...and finally, here is the briefing room," Arion said, leading the soldiers into a small forum-like office. There were three long rows of tables, all of which included a chair. The tables and chairs were facing toward a large screen. The screen, at the moment, was dark and blank. "Here is where we shall discuss our missions and tasks in about half an hour."
"General, did you hear that sound?" Cassandra asked. She looked upward toward the ceiling as she spoke.
"Hm?" Arion stopped in his tracks. "Hear what?"
"Yes, I heard it too, Cassandra," General Pedallus replied.
"Yeah, what the hell was that?" the bald soldier chimed in. "That loud explosion?"
"I heard no explosion," Arion said firmly.
"Yeah, I heard it as well. And I felt some strange force of energy too. It came from the floor above us..." Solius added, also looking upward. Eventually, the entire squadron of Spring soldiers was staring up at the ceiling.
Fay felt the energy, but heard no sound. That energy; I haven't felt something like that in a long time. The sheer hatred... Fay shivered slightly. Afraid to cause any sort of alarm, he restrained from any specifics. He nodded in agreement to Solius.
"Mmm, I felt something as well, although whatever it was has dissipated." said Fay, taking a mental note of what Arion had said. Things just get weirder and weirder on this ship. I better be careful. Suddenly he realized that he wasn't a soldier, technically. In fact, quite the opposite. Before he took a seat, he cleared his throat in order to draw some attention to himself.
"I don't believe I belong in this briefing, do I? I work for Mr. Din, however, I'm not exactly sure if this concerns me. I do not mean to intrude," Fay questioned, as he pulled a chair up for Cassandra, "However, I have not been briefed yet personally by Mr. Din; I'm rather new. Perhaps this meeting would benefit me?" He gave Arion a blank stare, unsure what his answer would be.