Nightshift 38: Kitchen
[from here]It looked as though they were the first ones in the room tonight, but the others wouldn't be far behind. Callisto didn't intend to dawdle long. It was simply a matter of remembering which door led into the cold room. The more solid-looking one, wasn't it? Right. It would have been so much more beneficial to the others to join them,
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Ah, so it wasn't just someone but several someone's. Qui-Gon recognized Callisto immediately despite the lighting. No doubt she was trying to get to the basement as well, perhaps trying to locate Martin Landel so she could try to ally herself with him, as she'd seemed very intent on doing several nights ago in the arena. As for her companion...she seemed to be a slender young woman, but he didn't recognize her. There was also another woman, shining her flashlight around with a steady arm as she surveyed the dark kitchen.
Qui-Gon's face was impassive despite seeing Callisto, a study in how calm a Jedi could look. Unfortunately, there wasn't much he could do to stop Callisto, aside from trying to mind trick her (he wasn't sure it'd work) or physically restraining her. As for the other women? Qui-Gon didn't know what they were up to, but, despite how Obi-Wan thought he meddled in others' affairs from time to time, he had no intention of stopping once they were so close to their goal.
Of course, it could be a one-way trip. But he was here with Obi-Wan. He couldn't imagine it any other way.
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