Gabriel scans the faces of all assembled.

"If we're here, and we're to help out, I for one would like to know exactly what is going on, and what is at stake. I realize you've tried to fill us in as quickly and as thoroughly as possible, but we're from another world... and things in the Nexus are often strange and outrageous. It makes a person somewhat ill-prepared for harsh realities." He pauses, looking around the room again.

"The truth is often harsh, but it's undeniable. I think we should know."