Far From Home 16: Spectre
“ Captain Rick Shaw looked like death as he slumped on to the bridge.
"Damn, sir, you look like hell," Commander Will Ardai said.
Shaw waved him off. "Just overslept." "Yeah! Thanks to polishing off that bottle of Naxien Rum last night," Will said. "I did warn you, sir, the stuff's pretty potent . . ." Captain Shaw sipped his coffee. His good eye was red and sore while the one covered by the eye patch kept its secrets.
"Potent? If I didn't have this meeting, I'd be sleeping in," he ...said. "Like, for a month." "Amen to that," Will said.
"Anyway, how come you're not so bad off, eh? You consumed a fair quantity of Naxien nectar yourself, as I recall," Shaw asked.
Will shrugged. "I've never had a problem holding my liquor, sir." In truth, he was feeling a little worse for wear himself, – though not so much as his commanding officer.
Captain Shaw stiffened, chest puffed out.MoreLess
"Damn, sir, you look like hell," Commander Will Ardai said.
Shaw waved him off. "Just overslept." "Yeah! Thanks to polishing off that bottle of Naxien Rum last night," Will said. "I did warn you, sir, the stuff's pretty potent . . ." Captain Shaw sipped his coffee. His good eye was red and sore while the one covered by the eye patch kept its secrets.
"Potent? If I didn't have this meeting, I'd be sleeping in," he ...said. "Like, for a month." "Amen to that," Will said.
"Anyway, how come you're not so bad off, eh? You consumed a fair quantity of Naxien nectar yourself, as I recall," Shaw asked.
Will shrugged. "I've never had a problem holding my liquor, sir." In truth, he was feeling a little worse for wear himself, – though not so much as his commanding officer.
Captain Shaw stiffened, chest puffed out.MoreLess
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