Gertrude replied, “Of course, Margo.This is a nice station.”
Margo put her tabs on and checked through the aiming and speed of turret response.“Oh, this is much better.No pain, no pressure, just like a clear stream of focus.Thanks.”
“No problem.I am going to check in at the station, and then I will be on to my next assignment.”The tech got her kit together and put the strap over her shoulder.“Be prosperous, be strong, and be remembered.”
Margo blinked.“You as well.”
The tech nodded, and the twos followed her out of the ship.
Margo blinked.“Fuck.I didn’t get her name.”
Aken-Var rubbed her back again.“Ask Orex.We are attending the celebration of his new consort and her siblings, plus his becoming a father.It’s a big party.”
“Wait, you are coming as well?”
He chuckled.“Absolutely.It is an honour to host me.And it is an honour to be at this type of celebration.”
“I get it.Lots of honour.”She looks at the other Zowoth.“So, which of you is going to dance?”
They looked at each other, and Aken-Var said that Zowoth don’t dance.
She chuckled as they walked off the command deck and headed through the ship and out to the exterior ramp.She paused.“Shouldn’t I have changed into something more party suitable?”
“We are going shopping right now.Then, we take the drop ship.”Aken-Var smiled.
“Where are the others?”
“On the way with the twos.Orex’s guards are guarding the ship.It’s safe.”
The Orex ship was bio-locked within an inch of its life, and Chloe’s ship wasn’t going anywhere without her.
Delia walked in step with her.“Remember where we parked.”
Margo grinned and breathed in the sights and sounds of the bustling station.She didn’t have a chance to enjoy it the first time she was here, but there was one food kiosk that she wanted to revisit.
She looked around, orienting herself, and then she stalked off, making Aken-Var scramble behind her.Delia’s laughing voice said, “There is food here she likes, and she’s gonna hunt it down.”
She heard Aken-Var curse as she stalked through the halls, and then there was the thudding of feet as four Zowoth stampeded after her before she made it into the central food court.
Margo grinned as she felt happy for the first time since the end of the world.
