Part 2, Chapter 5 Tiny Minds Summary

Toby jogs through the lonely corridors. He would like to trade insults with Quath, but the Myriapodia brushes him off, saying she is conjoining with her own kind. He wanders back to the side passage, finding another fire, slightly larger this time. The group is grumbling about the rapidly overheating hull. The computers estimate that the cooling system will last just 24 hours.

The crowd decides to confront Killeen on the Bridge. They learn the ship has just entered the galactic jet and the hull is already beginning to cool. The Trumps in the crowd call for everyone to quiet down and show the Cap'n some respect when suddenly they all feel the vibrations. The Magnetic Mind has returned with instructions specifically for Killeen and Toby. When Killeen demands to know their exact destination, the Mind replies enigmatically...