““I’ll be curious to know how that little talk goes.” “Tarn out.” I took the direct lift down to level 2 and somehow managed not to meet anyone passing by. Even though the B level was the least redesigned deck, directions from the wall maps were needed to find my way. The closer I got to the airlock location, the more the ship appeared as it was on my last tour of duty here. Memories began popping up. A sight flush of fear from what had happened back then tried to well up within me. ... The heavy, gray oval airlock door was half open when I arrived. I stepped through the hatchway and found Perk sitting on the floor leaning back against the conduit-covered wall, drinking from a silver flask. He jerked around at the sound of someone entering, saw me and relaxed. He raised his flask in salute and took a drink as I sat beside him. We leaned back in silence for a moment.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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