A shriek of fright left Maia's lips at the sudden loud noise, the naga neatly into Alicia's lap as Zero had his outburst. The frightened Naga clung briefly to the engineer who likely found herself very grateful she was wearing a full body suit. It was only when the door closed behind the man that Maia relaxed enough to get back properly on her seat.<i>"Ah, S-sorry about that..."</i>Maia meekly apologized while offering Alicia an embarrassed little smile.<i>"Are~?"</i>The naga blinked at Trix's little interjection. Thinking it a joke on the overexcited fey's part, Maia covered her mouth to softly chuckle at the interaction between the engineer and the Dryadi.<br/><br/>Distracted from Zero's withering glare that he had thrown the pair of naga, Maia joined in on the conversation about Fais Guam's potential secrets.<i>"I do wonder why the planet has such a high gravity for it's size and why the trees grow so big despite that gravity. It must have a superdense core and incredibly nutrient-rich soil..."</i>She was already theorising, tapping her chin in thought before Juleaan seating himself near her pulled away. The water naga subtly shifted her seat a little closer to Issy's before getting up a little too eagerly at the AI's request to gather in the adjacent living room.<br/><br/>Maia slithered in the living room at Issy's side, her gaze subtly flitting to the taller naga before she teasingly poked the black-scaled naga's rattle with her own tail. It was likely stress-fueled, but Maia couldn't help but wonder if they had the time to quickly sneak off after the message before they went outside.  Seated next to Issy, Maia couldn't help but giggle a little before focusing on the multi-coloured image of the general on the screen. She listened intently to the man speak, perfectly hiding how her tailtip was rubbing against Issy's while a gloved hand, hidden by the back of the coach, caressed the other naga's rear.<br/><br/>A slight frown crested Maia's brows when the man on the screen mentioned how Speaker was in charge of the science team. Maia liked Speaker, but a diplomat in charge of field scientists? Maybe they were worried about upsetting the locals or perhaps they simply thought putting Speaker in charge of the planning and organising meant the others could focus on they work. Maia reacted better than most to the news that Zero would be in charge of emergency situations, laughing softly at Issy's indignant reaction.<i>"Are<i>~</i> are<i>~</i>, I'm sure it'll be fine?"</i>After all, the wildlife couldn't be that big and dangerous in an environment like this. The gravity would crush anything too big, right?<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>