Irene had instantly taken note of the...hum? It was almost engine-like, despite this clearly being a vessel that didn't require that sort of thing, but still. Interesting.

"I think 'entourage' is mostly just a fancy term for the buddy system, in this case," she offered to Hoop absently, straining to try to hear more of that low thumping. "Maybe more like -- a first mate, actually, in your vernacular."

Ooooh, maybe she could get some sort of interesting Fillorian rank out of this herself, by the end! Lieutenant Adler, maybe.