"Well, it wouldn't be the first time," I say dryly, leaning against the wall next to Kai and nudging his shoulder. "But unless you somehow managed to drag me into it this time, no. Not a shared hallucination. And I have no idea what happened to the base either."

I pause, tilting my head as an unpleasant thought arrives. "It is shielding against random transporter beams, right?"