The little stream did not become more than that - a stream. An animal trail. A beginning. But it was certainly something.

Yumeiko gave a little shiver, a pleasant one, and her head nuzzled gently into the hand that pat her before lifting from the warmth in front of her.

"Do you... feel that..?" Her eyes focused and lifted to Miyuki's. "Like, you're... we're..."

It was profound and difficult to explain, but it seemed like Miyuki had reacted to a similar sensation. The black fox could feel the distant echo of her elation, from down the forest trail.

"Miyuki," the goddess began, but her attention was caught. Her face lifted to the station they approached, her expression hardening just so.

"Right. The mission."

Her smile turned back to Miyuki, then she turned away, stepping slightly aside to open their posture to face the station.

"So. I'll start from the top, shall I?"

"The night sky, as you like to put it. It's the same place as the day sky. The humans began calling it 'Space', and it is a place filled with Void. Inhospitable, but humans are quite stubborn. They made great metal ships to carry them up and away into the stars, great beasts that would carry their wind to breathe and their flame to cook and warm themselves, the water they would need to drink and the earth to purify it all. A little bit like this very ship, but more like the military deck they'd just left. As you remember, this crystal did not exist. They did it all with knowledge of how to manipulate the materials of the universe."

"They built large facilities like that one, to support their operations here, in space. Leaving a planet is no small feat, and structures like that helped humanity reach ever further." A hologram of the station in question appeared in front of them, turning slowly. Part of the station cut away, to reveal the interior room plans deck by deck. "This old station has been up here, untouched, for centuries. The enemy was here, in orbit, waiting for us. The fleet suspects strongly that the station will have a Scourge presence aboard, and I happen to agree."

"There are several docking bays on the station." The hologram swung around to display a highlighted docking bay. A hologram of Yumeiko's ship appeared, then, and zoomed on the hangar in the bottom deck. "We have a dropship that will take you and the away team. The rest of the fleet will be launching teams, as well."

"Working together with the other fleet teams, it will be your task to clear the station of any hostile presence. An engineer will be sent with your team to deal with station systems."

Yumeiko sighed that she was through it, thought over what she'd presented for a moment and nodded, satisfied, before casting a warm gaze to the black fox.

"Questions?"