“I hate mysteries,” Corsi said as the away team returned to the da Vinci.

“Yeah, just as we solve one thing, there’s a new wrinkle,” Faulwell added. “Doesn’t seem right.”

“The universe is a big place, we’ll never understand it all and the sooner you accept that, the better you will sleep at night.”

“Thank you, Carol.”

“Don’t mention it.”

As they stepped off the platform, Gomez entered the room and greeted her team with a smile. “Well, how badly did we bang you up this time, Vance?”

“Not too badly at all,” he said with a grin. “Won’t even need to see Emmett this time. Which is kind of a shame, really, since we were just getting to know one another.”

“You can tell this guy’s been banged around too much if he’s starting to build a relationship with the EMH,” Faulwell quipped.

“Captain wants your logs and reports by 1000 tomorrow. Right now he suggests you get cleaned up and have some rest,” Gomez said, slipping into command mode.

As they group started to leave the room and spill into the corridor, Gomez sidled up to Corsi and said in a low tone, “I dislike unresolved issues, too, but it’s just something we have to live with.”

“Just not something I have to like.”

“Of course not,” Gomez said. The group headed toward the door, but she stopped them by saying, “You all did good work down there. I’m proud of you all. Now, go freshen up and meet me in the mess. I want to tell you all about this report I just read about how they stopped the uprising on Rigel II.”

“Now, that’s more like it,” the security officer said. “A problem and a solution.”