Second Wave
“Mikaaye was quieter than either of them and seemed willing to do his part without objection or insisting on improving each and every procedure.Their first shift out was so uneventful and pleasant that by the time Jaya replaced Captain Bates at the helm, Khorii felt rather restless. Sesseli played in the corridor with Khiindi, the ship’s kittens, and a piece of Captain Bates’s beading cord. Hap was still demonstrating the intricacies of the engine room to Mikaaye. Khorii felt rather superfluous....Captain Bates, who relinquished the pilot’s seat, lingered on the bridge.“I’ve got it, Captain, really,” Jaya said. “If I have any trouble, I’ll be sure and wake you.”“I know, Jaya,” their former teacher said. “It’s just that I don’t need a lot of sleep and with everything going so well—”“You feel at loose ends, too, Captain?” Khorii asked.Asha Bates’s hazel eyes snapped open, then hooded as she drawled, Yeaaah, loose ends. Exactly, Khorii. Come with me, please.MoreLess
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