His eyes flick quickly between Kepler's fists and his thunderous expression.

"Alright, colonel, understood. I can-- I-I'll fix it, pronto."

He knows he screwed up, but if he destroys the antenna they'll lose the lock, right, so it's fine, he hasn't completely irredeemably screwed the pooch. Right?

"Resonance frequency complete." Eiffel jumps and turns to his device at the unexpected voice. "Unauthorized vessel remains in operation. Manifold locus detection underway."