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Saein chuckled. “I can tell you’d love to do one entirely on your own. Let’s see you connect a short side to the long side, and then you can go find your own holes to fix and show off the result when you’re done with them.”

Tom neatly connected the two welds at the corner of the sheet. “You’ve got talent!” Saein commented. “Okay, go and find your own then, take the torch, I’ll finish this one with my ion gun. Just remember that that hole over there is the trash, and those ones are doors. And if there is a problem, just shout.”

Once Tom was absorbed in removing bullets and scratching off paint, Ann told Saein “I think someone is going to spend a lot of time at your station to learn from you.”

“That’s fine by me, he’s nice.”

“What about your girlfriend, though? Will you keep enough time to spend with her?”

“Wuh?”

“Oh come on, Saein, you’ve got her scent all over you, and you’re obviously infatuated with someone. I have to admit I was a bit surprised, my sister with a shariva girl...”

“Minn is my roommate. She’s also the cook” Saein snapped at Ann.

Ann’s giggle changed into a high-pitched laugh. “Oh Saein...” she shook her head. “Well, if she is just your roommate, I guess she won’t mind if I share that room too...”

“I dunno if Minn would mind you in the bed...”

Ann chocked on her next laugh. “*cough* Just your *cough* room mate. *cough* Right. That’s okay, I’ve got Ip, I don’t need to be in the bed.”

Saein dropped her work and grabbed her sister’s hand so Ann could feel how she was glaring daggers at her. “I hate you.”

“I love you too!” Ann blew a kiss at her.

“Fine! MAK, give Annarein access to my room and show her where it is.”

Ann and Ip left, following MAK’s instructions. Ann could walk normally again, but she let Ip drag her bag of luggage over the floor. Ann didn’t seem entirely happy with this end of the discussion, she’d rather not be an obstacle between her sister and someone nice.

Once they were out of sight, Saein picked up her tools. A small smile appeared on her lips, and she was blushing a little.