Zac didn't look away from what he was doing, but he was able to listen to Lucian and Taivas easily enough. [color=orange]"Thanks for the offer, but I don't need any help,"[/color] he told Taivas as he pulled his goggles down over his eyes. [color=orange]"For one, I don't let anyone work on Sigrid but me. Nothing personal or anything, just a preference of mine. Besides, with some of these parts, you gotta be especially careful. Best case, you might pinch a finger. Worst case? Like I mentioned, atomization."[/color]

HHe looked over the ship once more before he climbed back into the cockpit and opened a small compartment, where he pulled a heavy-looking leather apron out. He also grabbed a box of tools before returning to where he had previously been. [color=orange]"As for where I'm from,"[/color] he continued as he pulled on a pair of thick leather gloves, [color=orange]"I'm not usually supposed to say anything, world order and all that, but it's kinda hard to play off a ship falling from the sky. Easiest answer would be that I'm from here, there, and in between. Don't really have a home, anymore, long story that I rarely ever feel like talking about."[/color]

He opened a larger panel, revealing a large, complicated-looking machine. It was largely comprised of what appeared to be a pair of large rings, similar to heavy-duty electromagnets, between which was a sphere of glowing red energy. [color=orange]"Oh, that ain't good,"[/color] he muttered to himself as he looked at the sphere. [color=orange]"That's supposed to be blue. Must be a busted limiter somewhere not doing its job and too much power's getting fed into the Stardust Core. Easy enough fix, at least..."[/color] He opened another panel and flipped a few switches. As the ship slowly powered down and the sphere of energy harmlessly dissipated, he heard Lucian mention a raft. Zac's brow furrowed as he lifted his goggles and looked back toward the shore, where, sure enough, he saw a simple-looking raft.

[color=orange]"Well, can't exactly fault you, but that thing won't get you anywhere near off-world,"[/color] he said matter-of-factly. [color=orange]"And even if it did, if you don't have the proper protection, none of you would survive more than five seconds between worlds."[/color]

Suddenly, his attention was pulled to the formerly-unconscious girl as she became very much conscious, thanks to whatever was in that shell, as ice suddenly sprung forth around her, slugging the guy in front of her in the stomach. As the ice immediately thawed into water, he asked, [color=orange]"Interesting. You can use magic?"[/color]