Chapter 6

And I did trust Sol. Completely. So even though I would have rather understood things better, there was nothing I could do about it. I wanted to help him and that was all that mattered.

What I could do was come up with a plan to make our time together as good for him, and as easy on us, as possible. I put in an order with the dispensary and had those things delivered to my quarters immediately. I wanted to be ready whenever his time came. I also sorted out a plan for sustenance, because I was pretty sure neither of us would want to think about it during mrowha. The final thing I did was send a briefing to ZalAna so she would be ready to assume command of the station for the duration of Sol’s cycle. Logging everything in with Majel made it easier still. A word to the AI, and the plan would be enacted.

Satisfied I’d done everything I could to get myself as ready as possible, I turned my attention to my work, doing my best to get ahead.

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