"Hello, Gene." Raine's not particularly offended either by lack of pleasantries or by sub-par smiles. It hasn't been much of a month for either, and the smile she returns is not wholly a happy one, either. "I had a few questions," she says. "Mostly pertaining to your capabilities with the rings, and possibly regarding what information you can gain from them. Has one of the children passed you the vision from Wan and Valdis yet?"