Mikhali was uncertain of what further to say to Joel. A voice told him to kill the man, but he knew the pilot was a close friend.<i>Ignore it.</i>He was being accused of being some heartless monster, acting without thinking, but he was certain that they would have been dead without him.<i>Maybe I should let them die. It doesn't have to be by my hand.</i>Pam approached him and grabbed at his arm, seeking to pull the large man away. There was fear in her eyes, he saw, and it did serve to quench his fury somewhat. Cooperating, the large officer moved with Pam and allowed Joel some breathing room.<br/><br/>The pilot reached up to straighten his shirt, his eyes lifting up only when Jemma's arm moved to press the button, bringing the elevator to life. She announced a desire to return to her office and Joel frowned, "We were just about to get murdered in the med bay, Jem. You really want to go back there?" the button had been pressed, presumably taking them back to the third level, where they had left Alzahir and the maddened Eydlezon with his gang. Jemma seemed upset and he recalled the sting of her denying his touch in her fury. Now would be no wiser to seek it. "We can't go back there..."<br/><br/>Mikhali folded his arms over his chest as well and growled, "I'm not going back there."<br/><br/>Pam's voice rose as well as she pressed herself against Mikhali, who seemed to take little interest or notice, "We have to stay together. I don't want to be alone."<br/><br/>"She has a point, Jem. You can't go back to your room..." then he remembered something. Leonard, Danielle, and Ricky were still on the CENTAUR. It felt like he hadn't spoken to them in ages. "Wait," he said as they ascended towards the third floor. "Let's all go to the CENTAUR. Jem, you have your own office there too, right? I think it will be safer there. At least, I hope Eydlezon won't be there. There's no power and the engineers are trying to fix it," he explained to Pam primarily.<br/><br/>He stepped in Jemma's direction and his hand hovered over the lower level button. However, the third level button unlit and the doors began to open. "Please come with us Jem," he pleaded, dreading she might decline him in the wake of the recent bickering.<br/><br/>"Let her go if she wants, Joel. She's jumping right back into the lion's den. We're going to the CENTAUR," Mikhali said bitterly.