Waiting was the worst part. Sara bounced off the walls, keeping an eye on Aya's docking port while the Angara helped repair the ship since they were not permitted to leave the ship. Finally Scott approached the ramp and Sara stood in the center, arms clasped behind her back with an annoyed expression on her face.

" You're late," She scolded Scott without concern of what the new race might think. She gave the Angara who stood next to him a one look over before staring Scott down like a concerned mother.

Her brother threw up his arms. " Jaal, this is my sister, Sara,"

Jaal's brow lifted. Sara's annoyed expression softened only slightly. " Hello, Jaal. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I trust my brother has been most appreciative of his time on your wonderful home?"

Scott opened and closed his mouth in resignation.

" He is still alive," Jaal replied shortly. Scott smirked. Sara frowned. " And speaks with much passion and enthusiasm for the Initiative,"

Sara nodded. " Well, I am going to warn Kallo-"

" I'd much prefer Kallo as a brother-in-law than Tann!" Scott called after his sister, his smirk growing.

Jaal refused to remark upon this as they finally boarded the Tempest. The smooth design of the ship and its foreign occupants held his interest for the most part. Arriving in the cargo bay, Scott started the tour there. He showed Jaal the two storage rooms, engineering, the research room, tech lab, bio lab, galley, crew quarters, meeting room, med bay, and armory before arriving at the bridge where Sara lounged with Kallo and Suvi laughing about something. She stiffened when Scott's loud voice broke into the conversation.

" Don't let Sara fool you, Suvi. She's more interested in the science than she is the discovery of the Remnant,"

" I am not. I am lured by the Science because it is different than ours, but I am more curious about the Remnant's origins. Origins define us, Scott,"

" You always say that,"

" Because I'm right,"

Jaal listened to the siblings banter in semi interest while Suvi and Kallo studied him with intense interest. Finally Jaal followed Scott to the meeting room with everyone else, the diversity of the crew becoming clear to him as everyone emerged seemingly from the walls themselves. Everyone gathered around the table while Jaal seated himself. Sara stood next to Vetra, across from Drack.

" I'm just saying as far as first contact goes, at least that went better than the last," Cora started off optimistically, almost defensively.

Sara crossed her arms.

" Only slightly," Liam derided.

A fussy Peebee acted her age. " Yeah. What happened? I wanted to look around,"

Drack slightly turned to Jaal, along with the mass of attention shifting toward the new alien. " And now we have another mouth to feed. Whatever he eats…"

Jaal returned everyone's stares, including Sara's.

" Do the translators not work?" Vetra asked on behalf of everyone.

" They work," Jaal replied as Sara quirked a brow in foreknowledge of knowing they already worked.

Scott shook his head. " Come on, everyone. Can we all just please try to...just listen up," Sara bowed her head in shame. He could not command a crowd even if they were bowing at his feet, not that everyone here was. Cora still resented their father chose Scott as the Pathfinder, and Drack was happy to sign on for the campaign against the Kett, but not necessarily loyal to anyone aboard. Peebee only stuck around for the Remnant technology she had access to, Vetra, Gil, Suvi, and Kallo loved the ship too much to let it go.

" Begging. Interesting Strategy," Drack's mockery strapped onto Sara's sense of shame.

" Ryder, we followed our best lead here, and now we don't even have that,"

" Jaal has offered to do what he can to help us access the vault on Aya," Scott replied to Cora quickly.

" How do we do that when we're leaving the planet it's on?" Vetra demanded in disbelief.

" That's...a fair point. Jaal?" Scott turned to the newest recruit.

" Seriously?" Cora dangled on the cliff of mutiny at Scott's impotent leadership. Sara planned to join her if Scott continued to act stupid.

Liam punched the table. " Settle down! Ryder's right. There's an Angara right here. Let's hear from the new guy,"

Jaal's story horrified the present team. With everyone peeling off in their separate directions, Sara stayed behind with Scott.. Jaal followed Vetra to the crew quarters leaving the siblings to talk about the visit on Aya. A once over of the cramped quarters and interaction with Dr. T'Perro left Jaal to the only option - the tech lab. He dropped his belongings in the lab and started to sort everything out while everyone else returned to their separate activities.

Two hours later the inevitable happened.

" So Jaal,"

" So,"

Peebee leaned on the railing with Vetra above the central room and listened in on Scott's awkward diplomacy. Despite Cora's shock she believed that Sara would have made the better Pathfinder. Scott's impulsivity and emotional energy, and excessive energy made him too scatterbrained. Sara's calmness and collective thoughts better suited the role of Pathfinder. Sara settled herself near the console, arms crossed and listened in on the pitiful attempt with a hint of a smile.

" We haven't had the chance to talk alone. You comfortable in here?"

" I hope not," Peebee whispered to Vetra. " He is-"

Vetra gave her a stern look.

" I took it. It feels strange to stay with the others. They're - you're aliens,"

" And you're alien to us," Scott replied quickly. " So there. We have something in common,"

Even though no one was standing next to Scott everyone imagined his odd expressions to some degree of accuracy. Saracleared her throat and muttered something under her breath.

Jaal's measured response surprised no one.

" We can look at it as a place to start," Once again Sara shook her head and covered her eyes. Scott's quick " Got it," made her mutter something more expletive she would have never muttered in front of them except in the course of being shot at. " Perhaps then if we're all aliens, it is about what kind of alien we are,"

Vetra relaxed. Peebee leaned forward, resting her head chin on her crossed arms.

Jaal's measured response surprised no one. Sara counted on Jaal being closed off to everyone because it kept all of them from accidentally giving the Initiative a more negative reputation than already earned.

" Could be worse," Peebee remarked cheerfully.

Sara raised a fist to both of them.

" You're not Cora!" Peebee called down.

" No, but Cora will, if you don't listen," Vetra teased.

"...but you signed up to help us anyway," Scott's voice filled in the silence.

" Perhaps it had nothing to do with you,"

Jaal's tight answer should have warned Scott to stop here but no. It didn't. At least Scott managed to display some kind of restraint. " Care to elaborate?"

Sara pushed off the console, a slightly annoyed expression twisting her face into a a mildly unthreatening expression to anyone that didn't know her. To those that did know her...it meant Scott was about to get an earful out of earshot of everyone else.

" Uh oh…" Vetra sing songed. " Big sis to the rescue," Peebee made to move closer to the action while Vetra maintained her advantageous oversight.

" How do you know Moshae Sjefa?" Scott asked, desperate to keep an open channel. Sara stopped at the door entrance, leaning on the outside of it, her arm visible to Jaal. Jaal kept an eye on Sara's nearness while combatting Scott's invasive curiosity.

Jaal's attempt to keep the conversation short failed. Short answers and even more awkwwardness followed. Jaal relaxed a bit when speaking of beloved Moshae Sjefa and his love of tinkering. Sara intervened before Scott could force another chain of questions and answers.

" I am sorry for my brother's rudeness. He lacks an understanding of politics that is necessary here," Sara tugged on Scott's arm.

Scott yanked her hand off. " I do not need you babysitting me just like Dad,"

" I wouldn't need to babysit you if you didn't act…" Sara took a deep breath and pushed her palms downward. " My apologies, Mr. Ama Darav. You are settling in and we shouldn't have invaded your privacy,"

Jaal was at a loss of words at this distinct difference between brother and sister. Were they actual twins?

Scott tried to argue but he caught Peebee sashaying by on her way to the other side of the ship. His feet lead him out of the tech lab and toward the bridge.

" Siblings," Jaal acknowledged gratefully.

The annoyed expression softened only slightly. " Yes,siblings," Sara agreed sourly before apologizing once more and exiting the tech lab in search of another activity. If she concentrated on Scott and Peebee becoming a couple, it would just infuriate her even more than her brother becoming Pathfinder.