Initial internal fascination with these new aliens from Sinnali; she might pleasantly ask what species they were, having never seen their like before. The presence of Chris does earn a raised eyebrow from her (unseen beneath her blindfold) at having a child as a primary officer aboard the vessel, but she doesn't make any mention of it, given that she knows little about what alternate universe standards and customs might have influenced his position. Using the Force to scan the emotional states of the crew, she does begin anticipating the chance to poke at what makes their heroic optimism tick; and Knuckles is all the more interesting for being the exception. General Grievous mostly doesn't care about the Blue Typhoon except as quietly considering how much of a threat it could be to the Malevolence if push came to shove; he disdains that a child is in an apparent position of authority but doesn't say so openly.

Sinnali is greatly intrigued by the strange ways the Force moves around the vicinity of this ship's occupants, and if anything, she is almost equally intrigued by the fact that the Force clearly reveals the ship as being alive. Any reveal of Full-Tilt and Wipe-Out's presence earns a similar curiosity. Though, all of this is generally kept internalized except for a curious question regarding the Cybertronians' nature. She generally finds the Power Rangers' morph forms (if shown at the meeting) to be somewhat silly but doesn't openly express this (simultaneously acknowledging that Sith don't have a lot of room to talk on fashion) and privately cautions Grievous not to underestimate them, warning him about the strange way the Force acts in their presence. Sinnali does express some open amusement at Kai's reaction to the Malevolence, depending on if he expressed such a reaction where she could hear it.

Presuming XCOM received enough of a lowdown on the highly diverse alien species in the Star Wars universe pre-arrival and subsequently don't have a particularly xenophobic response to the clearly inhuman party members at the meeting, neither Sinnali or Grievous have any particular reaction to a bunch of (to them) unremarkable militarized humans. While Sinnali does privately warn Grievous not to underestimate them (given how that often works out for him), neither the crew nor their ship's (comparatively lackluster to the rest of the party) armament provoke much interest. Sinnali is intrigued by the hard-broiled-ness of the crew's emotions but overall has seen such things plenty of times before; but she remains wary regardless, the Force warning that there's more to this crew than meets the eye in a surface-level glance. In the case XCOM does exude hostility towards people like the Mobians, Sinnali might speak up to pitch in on giving them a crash course about the species diversity they should expect to encounter going forward.

Similar to the Avenger, first impressions do not say much to Sinnali and Grievous beyond that these are high-tech laden humans. Comparatively, of course, they do acknowledge it has at least respectable firepower, such is its more notable armament. Depending on how much they lend to the tactical discussion, this impression is quite malleable, and the reveal of the Asgard Transporter would definitely elicit a metaphorical "sit up straighter" moment. It does not escape either of them how dangerous that could be if turned against them. Outwardly, Sinnali and Grievous express more interest in the fact that the George Hammond's crew are from the same universe as the Replicators (assuming this is revealed) and make extensive inquires on the enemy's tactics and capabilities.

Sinnali mostly exudes amusement at any wariness expressed by the Republic, taking no small amount of joy in being unhelpfully cryptic and unwaveringly cheery even in the face of subtle -or not so subtle- threats. She diplomatically expresses her stance that the Replicators are a threat that is more than worth setting aside any grudges to destroy. She clarifies that this is indeed a second Malevolence, technically the Malevolence II from her universe, and as an olive branch, she reveals to the Republic where it is most likely being constructed in their galaxy. In the face of any intense questioning about her intentions, she remains perpetually affable and doesn't rise to provocations, and Grievous generally follows her lead -if with more unfriendly body language. She remains generally smug but never shows hostility and openly expresses her willingness to work with the Jedi and Republic peacefully... as long as they can afford her the same courtesy. Grievous just looms menacingly with narrowed eyes and generally exudes a sort of mulish resignation to working with the Republic -and especially Jedi.

Knowing well that the Republic probably already knows about the Malevolence's Ion Cannon (depending on where in the local timeline this is), Sinnali is not shy about sharing its utility and danger with the whole group. While she doesn't frame it as a warning in the threat sense, the reveal could perhaps be interpreted that way by certain people. Outwardly, however, she reveals it with the claim that she wants the group to be cautious and heed warnings to steer well clear when it is fired. Sinnali pulls Grievous into this conversation as well, an area where he is notably markedly more comfortable, so they can get a dialogue going to discuss fleet tactics for the group and determine how they should all expect each-other to fight and work both with and around each-other's respective strategies. For Sinnali's part, the Malevolence II is pitched as a backliner, taking a battleship artillery role, with its main strategic focus to keep firing the Ion Cannons whenever possible and then gunning down the subsequently helpless enemy; Sinnali suggests the group stay alert for the Malevolence's firing warning and be prepared to fully disengage from the enemy to make room for the titanic ion ripple of a projectile.

A universally displaced version of the U.S.S. Stargazer, made up of a time-displaced crew, Q has invented another test for Captain Jean-Luc Picard, this time by pairing in a setting both familiar and unfamiliar with faces both known and unknown. While Captain Picard is pulled from the period prior to his promotion to Admiral, mourning the loss of Data and still reeling from the events of Shizon's attack. Beside him is Seven of Nine, now an enrolled Star Fleet member serving under Captain Cristóbal Rios in no small part due to her own adventures with an older Picard. Mediating the two of them is the wisened and elderly Spock taken from only weeks before his actions would create a new timeline.

Under this bridge crew is a mish-match of Starfleet's most famous and even some infamous members.

The Stargazer herself is a modern homage to Picard's first command. The Sagan-Class is the first Starfleet vessel built using technology taken from the Artifact; a derelict Borg Cube. Bolstered by Q's intervention, the Stargazer represents the best technology available to Starfleet including those brought from both the Delta Quadrant and the future by now Admiral Kathyrn Janeway. Fast and versatile, the Stargazer was built to handle itself in a fight with the Federation's deadliest enemies while also being able to act as a command module in a fleet formation.

In line with much of Eliksni engineering and architecture, the design of a Ketch features sweeping lines and bulbous curves. Often constructed with, and maintained by, scrap and salvage, they are still mighty vessels, serving as multi-purpose flagships, homes, warships, and docks for smaller Eliksni ships and artillery like Skiffs and Walkers, among others.

The Spider's Ketch is the crown jewel of The Spider's (a notorious Eliksni crime boss) collection, a commandeered vessel from a rival Eliksni house from the days of the Eliksni's pirating era; to that effect, it is emblazoned with colours suited to The Spider's brazen, bombastic nature, and bears the sigil of The Spider's Crime Syndicate (to replace the traditional Eliksni House Sigils) on its ornamental sails. It also eschews a traditional command bridge, instead leaving navigation and piloting of the vessel solely to the Ketch's Pilot Servitor (befitting the Ketch's Kell-less nature, aligning with The Spider's abandonment of the Eliksni old-ways), and is fitted with a large open deck on the top of its hull in replacement, which is lined with Cannon Accelerators for bombardment or to assist in boarding enemy vessels.

Following the Vanguard's tactical excursions against the Fallen, in the wake of the Red War what little remained of the once-great Eliksni Houses banded together under a new banner, forming the House of Dusk; an ill-omen for the future of the Eliksni race, heralded by the very creatures who faced extinction. Slowly, certain high-profile Eliksni sought to find new ways of survival that put the Fallen's scavenging and pirating ways behind them, ways that would usher in a new era for the Eliksni reminiscent of their old, honorable culture on Riis.

Through a series of tragedies, missions, and shared threats - slowly, cautiously - the Vanguard came to work with the Spider Crime Syndicate in the Tangled Shore, and eventually also became full-fledged allies with the infant House Light, lead by Misraaks (or Mithrax, in human tongue), Kell of Light, even offering House Light a place in the Last City they could truly call home, as they shored up their strength alongside the Vanguard to face their true, single, shared enemy.

There were, of course, Eliksni unwilling to co-operate with Humanity, with whom they had shared bloodshed for decades. Eramis was one such Eliksni, and she spat on Misraak's attempts to sway her; instead, her mind was poisoned by the Witness, and with new powers of Darkness and Stasis gifted to her, she formed House Salvation, a new house for those Fallen wishing to follow the Witness and reclaim power like they'd enjoyed on Riis under the Traveler, far before the Whirlwind.

Despite defeat, Eramis and House Salvation never rested; upon her return, Eramis sought out the relics of Nezarec's remains, seeking to use the great Darkness the pieces of the long-dead Disciple held to become a new Disciple, of power never-before-seen by the likes of Eliksni or Humanity. Clearly, this could not be allowed; the Vanguard - and House Light - had to act.

Under information provided by The Spider - though not without the agreement of generous split on any so-called 'loot' - the Guardian, the Drifter, and Misraaks went on a covert mission to commandeer one of Eramis' Ketches. The mission was dangerous but ultimately successful, and the fireteam piloted the ship to a secret place on the Tangled Shore, where Spider set his associates to picking it apart and reclaiming the ship, in the process also discovering the whereabouts of the first relic of Nezarec.

Rebranded, repainted, reclaimed, The Spider's Ketch set sail with its new crew, locked in a race to claim the relics and keep them out of Eramis' hands - with the hopes that thwarting this last-ditch grasp for power would ruin House Salvation, once and for all.

While the Spider's Ketch is extremely sparsely-manned, Ketches have capacity up to several thousands - Ketches were built to transport entire Eliksni Houses from the wreckage of Riis, and generations of Eliksni families and clans would live and die entirely within the hull of a single Ketch.

Ketches were so intrinsically weaved into the Eliksni family and House culture and structure that 'Ketch' quickly became synonymous with 'family' and 'kin' in the Eliksni language, and the phrase 'Ketch is Kin, Kin are All' was a well-frequented Eliksni proverb.