[ Jim turns his own hand around when she shows him the symbol, cupping the back of it as he looks down, then back up to her. This branding, for whatever reason, leaves him more nervous than being stranded on an alien planet does. Even if it might mean nothing, or not affect them in any special way. ]

If we were on a ship, chances are we were headed somewhere. So it's likely that this planet wasn't our intended destination. The Atlas, whatever it is, probably isn't here. You ask me, we were supposed to search through a portion of space, not through a single world.

[ He looks to the distance for a moment, another unsettling thought bubbling to the surface. ]

I wonder if those responsible also survived the crash. If they're somewhere around here.