I'm no geology expert - that was my creation-mate, Beachcomber - but I vaguely remember he and I talking about that once, about where naturally hot water comes from. Surface water is heated by certain activities deep underground, natural processes. Trying to affect them would be like . . . trying to alter a storm that's covering half of Reial or something.

And . . . I could be way off-target or something. I . . .

[vents a sigh through his exhausts, voice suddenly sounding weary - and homesick]

Sorry . . . maybe I'm reading into this more than I should be. Especially after Antrim... It's just that . . . it was a combination of things that destroyed my homeland. I don't . . . I don't want to see a repeat of Cybertron happen to Reial.