Sector twenty one, planet Rooster, Gram city, Seven. Apparently while I was wallowing in despair after Blue ran away from me Lilia and the others had set a time for another meeting to discuss our plans now that we have a ship on our hands. It was scheduled for lunch today, which was at twelve o’clock. Lilia was furious at me for not waking her up. She was left with only a few minutes to prepare and because of that we had to send a message to everyone telling them we’d be late.Iris blamed all of it on me for wasting time with Lisa when I had already overslept. However I believe half the blame is on her for not reminding me. I didn’t know about the meeting until Lilia began yelling.Lilia’s mood was sour for a while afterwards, at least until we arrived at the restaurant where the meeting would be held. It was decided that our room wasn’t a good place for everyone to gather, because of that we made a reservation at a high class restaurant that Erika recommended. It was a traditional

“Rajol Aley…” Lisa spoke, her eyes lowered slightly. “I thought the name sounded familiar.”“You know about him?” I asked, pretending that I didn’t already hear the entire explanation from my resident ghost. Lisa went on to retell everything Iris said, adding things about other books she read and confirming that the writer was indeed a synth.“I see.” Aley nodded. “I’m happy to hear that you’ve enjoyed my books.”Just in case, I made him show us his ID card to confirm whether he’s really the guy he claims to be. Lilia used her book -smartphone- to check its authenticity, as she has some special accesses as a Zesionien Warrior, and turns out he’s the real deal.“So you’re a famous writer…” I said.“Yes.” He replied.“And you want us to give you a ride?”“Yes.”Something about his smile made me a bit uncomfortable. Is this what they talk about when they mention the uncanny valley? It’s an artificial smile that has no emotions behind it, just a product of calculations aiming to recreate

Sector twenty one, planet Rooster, Gram city.“Lady Stoneheart. What a pleasant surprise.”The owner greeted Lilia as she entered the shop, a difficult expression painted on her face. Behind her was Blue, following them was Erika.“Good morning, Gilda.” Lilia said doing her best to smile. “I’ve come to take whatever we bought the other day.”“I see.” The owner nodded. “So you’ve managed to acquire a new ship?”“Yes.”“Then there is no need to come take it yourself. You could’ve just asked and I would’ve delivered it.”“Actually, there is one more thing.” Turning behind her, Lilia looked at the Herara child. “I want you to make a dress for her.”Gilda stared at Blue for a moment, her eyes slowly going wide. In the next one she chased the other customers out, going into a frenzy much like when Lilia and Seven shopped there for the first time.“I’ve never made clothes for Herara before, BUT!!!” holding the measuring tape, the shop owner slowly approached Blue. “For such a cutie I will ma

The ship took off and I soon learned that space travel could get even less interesting. The magic of the new ship faded after the first day and before I knew it there was nothing for me to do.Lilia spent most of her time reading books with Blue and of course I wasn’t welcomed to join them as the little one still hates me. Lisa locked herself in her room and only came out in time for dinner, or for a quick training session. As she was in a sensitive stage of her pregnancy, Erika had to stay in bed for the majority of the trip. Obviously Brayan remained by her side and bothering them wasn’t something I was keen on doing. I still didn’t trust Aley that much on top of his handsome face pissing me off, and Logan liked to take very long naps while leaving the ship on autopilot which made me wonder why we bothered to hire him.With nothing better to do I tried pouring my attention into my training absorbing and refining one energy cell after the other, however time seemed to stretch on for

Though it was my first time cooking lunch turned out very well. Everyone seemed to enjoy the steak and although she still kept her distance Blue thanked me for the food politely, looking a bit livelier than before and less stressed which made me believe I’ve achieved my objective and earned quite a few points.Erika’s reaction was the most extreme. She screamed about how such wonderful food existed without her knowing then cried when she noticed that her plate was empty. I guess this is what happens when a vegan gets to eat meat for the first time.Though I was in a good mood afterwords, when I tried exercising a little I found myself unable to concentrate. It was then that Logan came to me with an invitation. Only Logan, Aley and Lilia were present. Blue was taking a nap while Brayan tended to his wife as usual so they didn’t join the game our furry pilot prepared. "So, how long have we been out here?" asked Aley.*Fwip.*"Hm? What? Did you get a bug or something?" I replied. *Fwi