Slipping from the table, the drell stood straight, fingers of his right hand wrapped around his wrist. His gaze lingered on Calypso, admiring the cool blue of her skin, a gentle contrast to his own bright, leathery flesh. "You flatter me, Calypso," Talyet purred, winking at the asari with a single inner eyelid. He shifted over slightly as Cole slid into place next to him, a teasing smirk on his lips.<br/><br/>"The pleasure was all mine, Cole, truly." He chuckled, his laughter sounding raspy in his throat. "I think the Commander will be highly appreciative of your innate assets. And no, I didn't touch, for the record," he added reassuringly. The drell had lurked in the shadows as Faustus ranted to Pol about their newest recruit and all of his various unacceptable shenanigans. Even on the Anzio, it was easy for Talyet to melt into the walls. "But if you're ever curious about what it feels like to be pleasantly fellated by a drell, you know where to find me." Talyet looked back to Calypso, holding his hands up straight, palms facing one another. He slowly pulled his hands apart, the empty space between them growing wider as he ticked his head toward Cole.<br/><br/>The Commander cleared her throat and all noise in the briefing room ceased without hesitation. Her crew looked to her, a collection of glossy, expectant eyes. Even the light appeared to bounce with intention from the dark material of Suni's helmet, her head tilted in just that way of hers to suggest she was engaged, interested. Even if Reese could not see Suni's gaze, she could feel it, and with the crew's attention she felt emboldened to begin.<br/><br/>Reese lifted her wrist, activating her omni-tool. The holographic face sprang to life before her, a bright orange glow caressed the milky brown of her cheeks, illuminating the lingering pink blush Cole had inspired in her. "AIDEN, can you link my omni-tool to the briefing room's integrated systems, please?"<br/><br/><i>Certainly, Commander.<br/>
</i><br/>At the center of the table, a large three-dimensional display materialized in a series of blue lights. The image showed a lonely mass relay, seemingly abandoned, in an unrecognizable star system. Reese lowered her wrist and placed her hands on the table, leaning forward and nodding at the display. "This is the Narcissus Relay. It sits at the edge of the Perseus Veil and has, by all accounts, been inactive since its discovery. No one is precisely sure where this relay leads, but it has been suggested it may connect to Rannoch, or any other various locations in the Tikkun star system and geth space. This is, of course, only a hypothesis. No one can know for sure until the relay is activated and investigated.<br/><br/>"The Council suspects this relay may have played a role in Sovereign's attack on the Citadel. Prior to this event, the geth had chosen to live in relative obscurity beyond the Veil. This could be our opportunity to discover what they've been up to. It could be nothing, it could be something. For all we know, Narcissus could take us someplace beyond even geth space. The relay has not been charted and we're heading into this completely blind."<br/><br/>"Commander, as I understand, you're suggested we head through a relay no one has ever been through before. We could end up inside of a black hole. How is the Anzio supposed to handle such extreme conditions?" Pol was shifting uncomfortably in his armor, wide-set green eyes focusing on Reese, then Faustus, then lingering on Suni. He brought up a hand and rubbed it along his smooth frontal plate. It was fused cleanly, but now it was feeling itchy as it had when he was an adolescent, still growing into his own skin. "What if we are wholly unprepared for what lies beyond?"<br/><br/>"Pol, you have done a fantastic job maintaining this ship," Reese replied sternly. "Our technology is top-of-the-line. We have zero intelligence about what we may encounter on the other side, that's true. I can't promise you we're not heading into a death trap. But this is our job, to go where no one else can or will. No one is better suited than we are."<br/><br/>"So you're telling us our mission is 'turn some shit on and see what happens'?" Talyet asked, smirking.<br/><br/>"Essentially, yes."<br/><br/>"Excellent. Too many details are boring, anyway." The drell clapped his hands together excitedly and bumped Cole's shoulder, leaning into his ear. "We manage to get down planet-side, you'll get to show off your skills for the Commander, eh, Vanes?"<br/><br/>"I understand this can be a bit alarming, but I know I can depend on all of you to rise to the occasion, no matter what challenges befall us." Reese inhaled deeply and tapped at her omni-tool. The central hologram collapsed, and she looked to her team, view unobstructed.<br/><br/>"Does anyone have any questions?"