Re-lee grinned. "I bet you're a big hunter, aren't you?" she said. "Just keep him off the equipment, alright?" Her tone shifted when she said that.
"Sure," Jenny said.
"Good," Re-lee replied.
Meanwhile, Polly addressed the rest. "Okay, who's next?"
All the other engineers' hands shot up, and in a few moments, everyone was getting their translator chips.
"Thank you for the demonstration," Re-lee said softly.
Jenny blinked. "I didn't mean to.”
"But it worked," she said, gesturing to the group. "Now we can get everyone to the transports and get you all up there.”
As the others got their shots, Jenny crossed to the windows again, marveling at the view. And as she watched, she could see the breaths of the clouds floating all around the station. Yet she couldn't feel any air currents moving the tower. Not even a gust against the windows.
"How is the air not pushing this around?" Jenny asked to no one in particular.
"Outer space engineering," Polly answered.
Jenny jumped, not realizing that Polly had come over to her. "Oh, sorry. I didn't know you were there.”
"It's okay. Come on though.”
The others were behind her.
"She brings up a good point, though," Brooklyn said. "If it was outer space engineering, then it would be fit for no air, not air currents that would blow at this high altitude.”
Polly waved her hand. "They have the technology to compensate for that better that we do.”
"Force fields," Re-lee said. "We have protective shielding around the structure to protect it from any sort of elemental influence. You can stand out on the landing platforms in a rainstorm and not get wet.”
Jenny blinked. "Really?"
"You should try it, if one comes up. It's really neat," Polly added.
"Might be worth it," Jenny said.
"If you think that is cool," Polly said as she patted her stomach. "Wait until you ride up to the station.
Jenny blinked. "This isn't where we'll be?"
"Oh no," Polly said. "We have a ship to catch."
A space ship.
I’m on an actual space ship.
And I’m about to leave orbit!
Jenny reached for her phone. The thought of putting out a social media post to brag about where she was about to go overwhelmed her.
But she stopped herself.
There were things she’d signed and agreed to, as far as privacy. Still, she took a few pictures. She’d show them to her parents when she got back.
Brooklyn sat next to her.
