Katie felt a momentary twinge of physical fear in her stomach. She was an experienced enough stewie that, for her, in-system flight no longer held any fears; but the prospect of entering jumpspace for the first time ever was a little daunting. She knew that millions of jumps were made every day, knew that it was safe; still, you heard horror stories, and a primitive part of her felt there was something unnatural about entering another dimension.<br/><br/>Katie also felt the professional spacer's disdain for fearful passengers, so she tried not to show her nervousness. "Cool," she replied to the Captain, hoping that that was the way she sounded. "I've always wanted to do this."