"With any luck, Robert, we'll be fighting something that has two arms, two legs, a head and a gun," He then watched Naoko's entrance, "By the way, you look positively dashing tonight, Ms. Aihara."
He sat back and nodded along with the conversation that Robert and Naoko were having, but he noticed that Mr. Smith was still unsettled by this. He hadn't forgotten that he walked out on her pretty rudely, so something was clearly setting him on edge about her.
Luca decided to edge along next to Smith and whispered in his ear, "Smith, you seem agitated. Is this going to be a problem later down the track?" Luca was frowning under his helmet, and it was visible through the transparent durandium visor, "I need to know what's eating you - for your sake and everyone else's."
Then, he was given a message from John, "Alright Luca, you're up. Get flying the shuttle. It shouldn't be too difficult. The Crimson Kestrel is circling around the other way."
Luca nodded as he touched his earpiece, "Right, got it. Be leaving soon," He then addressed the away team, "Alright guys, we're getting ready to go. Enzo, a quick question, are there any ways into the ship other than the front door, like an emergency hatch or something?"
Luca got up and walked over to the Shuttle's console and controls and sat down, flicking the switches and making the checks, just like John did, mimicking what he did right down to the slouch.
The shuttle then got moving, out into open space and towards the Mule, "I figure we can get Enzo in safely if we find another way in and open the front door quickly. We might even catch them by surprise if they're waiting there."
When Luca looked to either side of his vision, he saw the Crimson Kestrel further behind Enzo's Mule, and the Big Bird was behind them. All was going according to plan so far, but for how long?