What followed could best be described as a tour, with the jhingese excitedly talking and skittering through the hallways. They passed rooms with large glass windows, with counters and strange instruments. The jhingese in these rooms did their best to seem uninterested, warned as they were of an alien presence on board the ship, but many could not help it, and they stepped up to the windows as the alkay went by, watching. Ahead, the curve of the habitation ring could be seen, slight due to the sheer size of the ring, but visible nonetheless. It took near half an hour to do a full walk of the ring, at which point the party found themselves back where they started.

The contact team's jhingese escort stepped up to a wall and flipped open a panel. A few button presses later, and it was revealed that the subtle depression in the wall was a door. The jhingese stepped through and waved the alkay into the train-like car. Small windows were set into some of the walls, and the spine of the ship as well as the moon and gas giant were all clearly visible through them. The jhingese fastened themselves to simple harnesses along the wall, little more than mesh webbing with straps. Giving the alkay just barely enough time to get somewhat strapped in, the jhingese activate the car, and it zips off along the ship's structure.

There was some jostling as it switched orientations, slipping through the spin axles and crossing the short distance from the innermost ring to the command section of the ship. Each time the car stopped, its occupants felt the effects of freefall, with the final stop being no different. The command section was clearly void of any gravity when not under thrust, and jhingese floated and skittered to and fro, using the ladder-like handholds in the walls to direct themselves.

The jhingese here paid less attention to the alkay, little more than a cursory glance in their direction. The escorts led the alkay straight to their destination, a large, cool room nestled in the command area just above the lowest deck. It was here that the alkay witnessed the most excitement from the jhingese. The massive computer in the room was manned by half a dozen technicians, and all of them rushed excitedly over to the alkay to begin inspection. It was a faster paced repeat of the events by the airlock, with a lot of clicking and rasping and skittering. When they finally calmed down, one technician came over with two large syringes, passing one to the nearest alkay and demonstrating the device's usage on itself, drawing half a vial of blood and plugging it into the computer. 

The jhingese waited to see what the alkay would do. Was the atmosphere suitable for them? Would they hesitate, showing that they couldn't safely fulfill the technician's wish? Or would they outright refuse?