Jorgan wanted to apologize, but he wasn’t quite sure for what. He thought
about that question he had asked his brother earlier. What was the girl’s name?
“You really like that Belissa, don’t you?“
“Didn’t really get far enough in getting to know her.“ Shayn sat up and
shook his head. “Do I sound stupid or what?“
“No. Dad says hormones really mess up the brain. It happens to everybody.“
“Oh, and you speak from experience?“ His grin looked more normal now. “Come
on, better get back to bed before Mom and Dad wake up and wonder what’s wrong. They’ve
got way too much on their minds to waste energy on us and our stupid problems.“
“You think they’re really excited about this?“
“Did you hear them? They asked to get transferred to the Defender.
There have been all sorts of changes in Fleet, new ship designations. The Defender
is in space dock right now, having all sorts of refits and additions. Room for fifty
more crew and their families. Expanded equipment. Upgrades. It’ll be like being
on a brand new ship.“
“So you don’t mind not being on the Inquest?“
Shayn laughed and gestured for Jorgan to go into the house ahead of him. “Dad is right. I’d rather be on a ship with an incredible reputation for all good reasons. Captain Shryne does great things for the Alliance, but honestly … one of these days she’s going to blow up her ship, and her crew with her, and maybe even trigger a war with Gatesh, Ankuar, Nisandros and a couple worlds that haven’t been discovered yet.“
Jorgan nodded. That made sense. Chief Engineer Kort was a legend because he performed miracles to get the Inquest out of danger. He would much rather learn from Chief Engineer Jasper Lore, who experimented and invented. Jorgan had read through five mission reports before he went to sleep, and he had laughed when he read comments about the “insane geniuses“ on Lore’s team. Maybe someday, he could become an insane genius too. That sounded like a lot more fun.
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