Arya was doing her best to ignore everything that the Rear Admiral was saying. Like she had said the first time, she could care less about money, or politics, but this jump was a step into the future.  It was a pure sign of how great and powerful technology had become, and she wasn't going to miss one moment of it for anything in the world. She was vaguely aware that Mordecai had come up on her other side, and she appreciated his quiet. He understood, as a fellow technician, who had spilled sweat and blood in this project. Not that he would have been talking much anyway, she'd gathered that much from his character. But she trusted that he understood how important this moment was, if not to himself and all of the rest of them, then at least to Arya herself.<br/><br/>Her hands were gripping the railing so tightly that they were turning white, and she couldn't help staring out into space, waiting for some sort of change, though truthfully she had no idea what it would look like. She could only compare the experience to things from old science fiction movies. Would the stars seem like lines from the speed of their movement? Would they be surrounded by some strange aura-like light show? She hadn't the slightest idea, and she was looking forward to experiencing it first hand.<br/><br/>When she heard the orders going through she tensed herself up, ready to be blown away into oblivion if the core or it's containment field weren't up to the task.  Then she was one of many who released a collective sigh of relief when they heard that everything was running smoothly. The vanishing lights had startled her, but she was glad that things were moving steadily again.<br/><br/>Soon enough, the president addressed them all.  She'd been expecting this, it was something common from all great expeditions in the past, that the president would address the crew and the passengers, congratulating them and encouraging them. Arya didn't bother paying attention, she knew the general gist of what he would be saying.  It was the sudden pause in the speech that drew her out of her intent stare out into the depths of space. She perked up her head, as an animal would perk up their ear, curiously wondering what was going to happen.<br/><br/>Then, they were being addressed by the Emperor.<i>The</i>Emperor. Startled, the young blue haired girl couldn't help but pay attention to this. She'd never even heard the emperor speak, period.  Now he was about to address all of them.  This looked like it was going to be a first for many things in this galaxy, and even a political neutral like Arya could tell that there was a major significance behind it, even if it didn't faze her as it would others. Listening to the speech sent her adrenaline skyrocketing. This was it, this was the time and the moment, they were all about to make history, and she was about to experience it firsthand. Her body began shivering with anticipation, and she stared even more intently at the space before her. Every fiber of her body wanted to scream, they couldn't waste a single precious second of this epic moment!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>