But back in economy class, Sarah adapted much more quickly to the situation. She tended to think fast on her feet and because she could, she tended to adjust her tactics according to the situation. Normally, she would have studied the People she was going to meet. But here she couldn’t. She could not do any preparation as she lacked the information to do so. Confident in her abilities, she did not waste time worrying about what she couldn’t find out. She would play it by air. But this was not something Mathew could do so he persisted in trying to get his Team to prepare while they lacked the data with which to do so.
In contrast to Mathew’s Team, Sarah kept people occupied and in activities aimed at distracting and amusing them. She organised this so subtly, that people often did not realise they were being kept occupied in order to stop them worrying. The children helped a lot simply by being children and adults tried to act in ways that would not alarm them. The days were spent in talks, games, discussions and the occasional argument. There were a few, who felt claustrophobic and were suffering from the confinement. Most were very philosophical but annoyed at not being able to wander around the ship or look out. Curiosity was in a state of constant frustration. They had all decided to call themselves Terrans as Earthling sounded stupid.
One day, Edkajil and the other Alien linguists came in. They seemed startled to be questioned as to why the confinement.
Edkajil answered, “We cannot let you wander the ship. It has secrets. You must not know. You must not see. It is not permitted. You are passengers. It is expected you stay here. No Aliens are allowed to wander.”
“But we want to know where Torroxell is and how the ship is moved through space. What is the power source?” Asked Miyuki in frustration.
“Not allowed to know this!” Answered one of the other Linguists. Obviously uncomfortable, they soon left.