In this short scene, we are introduced to a new character, Shmoop, who is a member of the Brotherhood. He is the leader of a group of Brotherhood members who have been fighting against the Imperialists. He tells his men that they are not enemies, but that they do not have friends. He also tells them that he is changing his own personal gravity. He warns them that the enemy ships are approaching at midnight and that he will engage them. He then sends his men to find the "all - link system" and destroy it. He says that they will not need live machines, as they only need "whoosh" to be for them.