“I updated the data bank entries today,”

Dan Heng stood in the entryway of the Astral Express’ archives, eyeing the figure who currently lingered near the bookshelves situated at the far-end.

The warm light from the hallway framed his silhouette and spilled into the dark cabin, casting tall shadows across the floor; from where he stood, his calm visage was gilded in gold.

“That is, if you’re here because you want to look anything up. Otherwise…”

He gave an imperceptible tilt of the head, allowing his sentence to trail off. In that moment, the guard wondered why anyone would be there at this system-hour. Despite this, he wasn’t one to ask why: the answer would come, if he was patient.