Valanx grunted his irritation as every file that could contain any useful information required higher security clearance than he had.  He would have to get Ray to unlock the files, unless they were too high security for even him to access.  He was about to inform the captain of this when the Galactic Committee anthem came on throughout the ship, followed by Admiral V'Sul assigning the crew to respond to a Code: Velvet.  Valanx groaned audibly.  A Code: Velvet?  Couldn't they catch a break for once?  After everything they'd dealt with over the rats and the telepath (and who knows what else there is to be learned about that), they deserved at least some R&R before embarking on something like this, right?  Apparently, however, the admiral did not share his (or the rest of the crew's) sentiments on the matter, and that was that.  Valanx made his way out of the lab and to the briefing room to see what this newest disaster was all about.  He just hoped it would be something that they could deal with quickly and be done with, but a Velvet was rarely so simple as all that.