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Malhotra set his hand on Alanys' shoulder and squeezed lightly. Though the gesture felt awkward to him, he gave her a small almost smile and said, "I am a very smart man, Ms. Mayor. I would not pick just anyone to be my first officer. Only a trusted friend. Now, quit being so self depreciating."

The glow from Alanys' face in this light set him on edge, was it her or the drug? He noticed how close they were, how alone they were, and his hand dropped from her shoulder, brushing her arm as it fell. While Malhotra was not a stranger to recreational substances, he actually quite enjoyed them, his first officer's reliance on Xinso always left a weight on his mind. He realized he was no longer smiling and gave her a weak grin as he occupied himself with triple checking the rations.

"Hmm." Malhotra paused in thought for a moment, considering her offer. "No, we do all have our secrets. And that's not something I'd ask you do to your fellow crew."

The look in her eyes when he told her made the thoughts of Xinso flee from his mind.

As he walked away, looking over the yellow industrial parts barely organized in the hold, he whistled along with the tune playing softly in the background. It was starting to nag at him that he could not remember the composer.



Some time later, sitting with Ayers and working out coordinates and the details of the rendezvous, "Jager is something akin to a friend, but be careful with him. There's always been something about him that has made me uncomfortable. I'll work out the details with him personally, but you may have to work with him in the future."

Swiveling his chair to face his copilot, the captain looked him in the eye. "I have put some thought to what we did not discuss earlier."

Malhotra allowed himself a smile at Ayers. "We do not need to discuss it, we're all running from something. And while I know a good deal about your fellow ships mates I do not know nearly as much about you. And this makes me a bit paranoid. There is plenty of time for us to get to know one another."

The smile dropped from Malhotra's lips as he resumed his normal face devoid of expression. All of the smiles he had shared with Ayers and Alanys had his face feeling sore. He hummed quietly to himself for a few moments. Suddenly he tapped the comm button angrily. "Fede, who is this composer? I'm going mad up here."



The dim orange glow from the holo screens gave off the only light on the bridge. In the twenty four hour cycle of the ship twelve of the hours were set to night. It helped keep the crew sane to have an artificial daylight cycle. Malhotra sat alone, the only sounds came from the humming engine and occasional beep on the radar as the Fat Dragon passed near a celestial body. He watched the black, lost in thought. He always took first watch in the pilot's chair. After him came Fede, then Ayers, and finally Alanys.

Just two more days and he would meet with Jager. Two more days.