OOM: Part One

Rachel and Tobias are in the vents again. They have to demorph every hour or so for safety's sake, and vents work as well for that as anywhere else. They've spent a good chunk of the day exploring. The school children had been a good find, and sitting in on a couple of classes had been helpful, but they'd also followed a couple of adults around to supplement what they were learning.

And now it's time to regroup and take stock.

<Ten thousand people?> Tobias says, sounding a bit incredulous. <In a giant metal cylinder in space>

It's absolutely crazy. And well beyond anything he's ever really thought of before.

A frown suffuses his mind-voice. <Have you heard of anything close to this? In Milliways, I mean> Because he hasn't.